Analysis of the antimicrobial resistance gene frequency in whole-genome sequenced Vibrio from Latin American countries

Autor(es)

Vilela, Felipe Pinheiro ^[1] ; Falcao, Juliana Pfrimer ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Ciencias Farmaceut Ribeirao Preto, Dept Anal Clin Toxicol & Bromatol, Av Cafe S-N, BR-14040903 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Journal of Medical Microbiology; v. 70, n. 9 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Vibrio species are important environmental-related bacteria responsible for diverse infections in humans due to consumption of contaminated water and seafood in underdeveloped areas of the world. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of antimicrobial resistance genes in 577 sequenced Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus strains isolated in Latin American countries available at the NCBI Pathogen Detection database and to determine the sequence type (ST) of the strains. Almost all strains studied (99.8%) carried at least one antimicrobial resistance gene, while 54.2 % presented a multidrug-resistance profile. The Vibrio strains exhibited genotypic resistance to 11 antimicrobial classes and almG, varG, and catB9, which confer resistance to antibiotic peptides,beta-lactams and amphenicols, respectively, were the most detected genes. Vibrio parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus showed a broad diversity of STs. Vibrio cholerae strains isolated in Haiti after 2010's earthquake presented the highest diversity and amount of resistance genes in the set of strains analysed and mostly belonged to ST69. In conclusion, the detection of resistance genes from 11 antimicrobial classes and the high number of multidrug-resistant Vibrio species strains emphasize that Latin American public health authorities should employ more efficient control measures and that special attention should be given for the rational use of antimicrobials in human therapy and aquaculture, since the consumption of contaminated water and seafood with resistant Vibrio may result in human infections difficult to be treated. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 19/06947-6 - Caracterização molecular da diversidade genotípica, perfil de resistência e potencial patogênico de linhagens de Salmonella infantis isoladas de fontes diversas no Brasil
• Beneficiário: Felipe Pinheiro Vilela
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado
• Processo FAPESP: 19/19338-8 - Genômica, transcriptômica e caracterização fenotipica de linhagens de Campylobacter jejuni isoladas de diversas fontes durante 20 anos no Brasil
• Beneficiário: Juliana Pfrimer Falcão
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular