Arcobacter butzleri: first isolation report from chicken carcasses in costa rica

Arias, María Laura; Cid, Adriana; Fernández, Heriberto

doi:10.1590/s1517-83822011000200035

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“…Reports of Arcobacter occurrence were few from North America earlier, but the current status shows that the pathogen has been reported from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and also from Mexico (Arias et al 2011). The use of various molecular tools in Portugal has revealed that Arcobacter was prevalent in pediatric people (Ferreira et al 2014c).…”

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Arcobacter: an emerging food-borne zoonotic pathogen, its public health concerns and advances in diagnosis and control – a comprehensive review

Ramees

Dhama

Karthik

et al. 2017

Veterinary Quarterly

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Arcobacter has emerged as an important food-borne zoonotic pathogen, causing sometimes serious infections in humans and animals. Newer species of Arcobacter are being incessantly emerging (presently 25 species have been identified) with novel information on the evolutionary mechanisms and genetic diversity among different Arcobacter species. These have been reported from chickens, domestic animals (cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, dogs), reptiles (lizards, snakes and chelonians), meat (poultry, pork, goat, lamb, beef, rabbit), vegetables and from humans in different countries. Arcobacters are implicated as causative agents of diarrhea, mastitis and abortion in animals, while causing bacteremia, endocarditis, peritonitis, gastroenteritis and diarrhea in humans. Three species including A. butzleri, A. cryaerophilus and A. skirrowii are predominantly associated with clinical conditions. Arcobacters are primarily transmitted through contaminated food and water sources. Identification of Arcobacter by biochemical tests is difficult and isolation remains the gold standard method. Current diagnostic advances have provided various molecular methods for efficient detection and differentiation of the Arcobacters at genus and species level. To overcome the emerging antibiotic resistance problem there is an essential need to explore the potential of novel and alternative therapies. Strengthening of the diagnostic aspects is also suggested as in most cases Arcobacters goes unnoticed and hence the exact epidemiological status remains uncertain. This review updates the current knowledge and many aspects of this important food-borne pathogen, namely etiology, evolution and emergence, genetic diversity, epidemiology, the disease in animals and humans, public health concerns, and advances in its diagnosis, prevention and control.

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Arcobacter: an emerging food-borne zoonotic pathogen, its public health concerns and advances in diagnosis and control – a comprehensive review

Ramees

Dhama

Karthik

et al. 2017

Veterinary Quarterly

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“…The genus Arcobacter was proposed in 1991 to classify organisms initially named " aerotolerant Campylobacters" ; Arcobacter and the genera Campylobacter, Helicobacter, and Sulfurospirilium now form the family Campylobacteraceae (2,18). Arcobacter species can be differentiated from Campylobacter because of their ability to grow at lower temperatures (15 to 30°C) and under aerobic conditions, hence, its previous classifi cation as " aerotolerant Campylobacters" (6).…”

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“…Nevertheless, Arcobacter has been isolated from poultry, milk, shellfish, and meat products worldwide (2, 4, 8, 17, 24, 28-30, 36, 37), including three reports from Costa Rica (2,11,15).…”

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Zoonotic Species of the Genus Arcobacter in Poultry from Different Regions of Costa Rica

Valverde-Bogantes

Fallas-Padilla

Rodríguez-Rodríguez

et al. 2015

Journal of Food Protection

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In recent years, emerging pathogens have received special attention due to their consequences for public health. Given that Arcobacter has been isolated in Costa Rica from commercial meat poultry samples, the aim of this research was to determine its isolation frequency from laying hens, broilers, ducks, and geese and to compare two types of samples, namely, cloacal swabs and stool collection. Arcobacter was isolated from 22 (11%) of the 200 samples examined. Fifteen (55%), eight (30%), and four (15%) of the isolated strains were identified as A. butzleri, A. cryareophilus, and Arcobacter spp., respectively. Also, there is a statistically significant difference among the isolation frequencies of Arcobacter for the types of samples evaluated, yielding more isolates from stool samples than from cloacal swab collection. This work describes the distribution of Arcobacter in farm animals as potential sources for its spread from animal-derived products.

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“…The presence of this pathogen in Costa Rica has already been demonstrated (2,16). In this work, the isolation frequency of Arcobacter from chicken breast samples was 56%.…”

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Arcobacter: Comparison of Isolation Methods, Diversity, and Potential Pathogenic Factors in Commercially Retailed Chicken Breast Meat from Costa Rica

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Rodríguez-Rodríguez

Jaramillo

et al. 2014

Journal of Food Protection

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Arcobacter species have been recognized as potential food- and waterborne pathogens. The lack of standardized isolation methods and the relatively scarce knowledge about their prevalence and distribution as emerging pathogens are due to the limitations in their detection and identification. This study aimed to determine the presence and the identification of Arcobacter in chicken breast samples commercially retailed in San José, Costa Rica, as well as to describe the adherence and invasive potential of the strains to human cells (HEp-2). Fifty chicken breast samples were collected from retail markets in the metropolitan area of the country. Six different isolation methodologies were applied for the isolation of Arcobacter. Isolation strategies consisted of combinations of enrichments in de Boer or Houf selective broths and subsequent isolation in blood agar (directly or with a previous passive membrane filtration step) or Arcobacter selective agar. Suspicious colonies were identified with a genus-specific PCR, whereas species-level identification was achieved with a multiplex PCR. The overall isolation frequency of Arcobacter was 56%. From the isolation strategies, the combination of enrichment in Houf selective broth followed by filtration on blood agar showed the best performance, with a sensitivity of 89% and a specificity of 84%. A total of 46 isolates were confirmed as Arcobacter with the genus-specific PCR, from which 27 (59%) corresponded to Arcobacter butzleri, 9 (19%) to Arcobacter cryaerophilus, and 10 (22%) were not identified with this multiplex PCR. Regarding the potential pathogenicity, 75% of the isolates presented adherence to HEp-2 cells, while only 22% were invasive to that cell line. All invasive strains were A. butzleri or nonidentified strains. The results show the presence of potentially pathogenic Arcobacter in poultry and recognize the importance it should receive as a potential foodborne pathogen from public health authorities.

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Arcobacter butzleri: first isolation report from chicken carcasses in costa rica

Cited by 9 publications

References 7 publications

Arcobacter: an emerging food-borne zoonotic pathogen, its public health concerns and advances in diagnosis and control – a comprehensive review

Arcobacter: an emerging food-borne zoonotic pathogen, its public health concerns and advances in diagnosis and control – a comprehensive review

Zoonotic Species of the Genus Arcobacter in Poultry from Different Regions of Costa Rica

Arcobacter: Comparison of Isolation Methods, Diversity, and Potential Pathogenic Factors in Commercially Retailed Chicken Breast Meat from Costa Rica

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