Identification and Characterization of Arcobacter Isolates from Broilers by Biochemical Tests, Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Plasmid Analysis

Harraß, B.; Schwarz, Štefan; Wenzel, Siegfried

doi:10.1111/j.1439-0450.1998.tb00770.x

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“…Despite the availability of numerous isolation techniques, there is no recommended standard method for isolation of Arcobacters (Shah et al 2011). Due to this limiting factor, many of the important cases may go undetected, resulting in underestimation of the prevalence and epidemiological status of Arcobacters (Harrab et al 1998;Calvo et al 2013), and this also complicates the result interpretation as reported in various earlier studies (Brann 2001;Prouzet-Mauleon et al 2006).…”

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

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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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confidence: 78%

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

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Dhama

Karthik

et al. 2017

Veterinary Quarterly

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“…Similarly, in our research A. butzleri isolates were found to be susceptible to tetracycline at the rate of 70%. In contrast, Harras et al [12] suggested that a high proportion of A. butzleri strains were resistant to tetracycline.…”

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In vitro Antibacterial Susceptibility of Arcobacter butzleri Isolated from Different Sources

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ABSTRAcT. The objective of this study was to determine the antibiotic susceptibility of Arcobacter spp. isolated from various sources. Seventy Arcobacter spp. isolates were tested for their susceptibility to 13 antimicrobial agents. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by using the agar disc diffusion method on Mueller-Hinton agar supplemented with 5% defibrinated sheep blood. The antibiotics tested included enrofloxacin, erythromycin, streptomycin, gentamycin, rifampin, tetracycline, ampicillin, trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole, nalidixic acid, danofloxacin, amoxycillin-clavulonic acid, cefuroxime-sodium, neomycine. Although all the arcobacters tested were susceptible to gentamycin, resistance to three or more antibacterial agents (especially, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, cefuroxime-sodium and rifampin) was observed. A. butzleri isolates were found to be resistant to amoxycillin+clavulonic acid, nalidixic acid and ampicillin, at the rate of 20%, 44.28% and 78.57% respectively. In conclusion, gentamycin, streptomycin and tetracycline may be suitable antibiotics for the treatment or control of disease caused by Arcobacter spp. in veterinary and human medicine. KEY WORDS: agar disc diffusion, antibacterial susceptibility, Arcobacter spp.

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“…The literature cited shows that the highest prevalence was found in chickens (Table 1) followed by pork and beef and other kinds of meat (Table 2). Earlier studies have been engaged in isolation and identification of the genus Arcobacter as such (de Boer et al 1996;Houf et al 2001;Johnson and Murano 1999;Ohlendorf and Murano 2002), with a particular interest in A. butzleri which is the most commonly human pathogen of the genus Arcobacter (Atabay et al 2003;Harrass et al 1998; Keller et al 2006;Morita et al 2004;Öngör et al 2004;Rivas et al 2004;Vytřasová et al 2003;Zanetti et al 1996). Two studies conducted in 1998 and particularly those carried on in the forthcoming millennium have distinguished among all the potential pathogenic bacteria, i.e., A. butzleri, A. cryaerophilus, and A. skirrowii (Atabay et al 2006;Kabeya et al 2004;Manke et al 1998;Ridsdale et al 1998;Villarruel-López et al 2003;Scullion et al 2004;Scullion et al 2006).…”

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Survival and Inactivation ofArcobacterspp., a Current Status and Future Prospect

Červenka

2007

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

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Arcobacter spp. has been isolated from food of animal origin (particularly meats) and from various kind of water. Despite its phylogenetically related neighbor Campylobacter, Arcobacter is regarded as an emerging foodborne pathogen. Since Arcobacter differs in its phenotypic characteristics, the physical and chemical treatments designed for elimination of campylobacters from food and environment needs to be verified. This review focuses on the occurrence, and mainly on susceptibility to various physical and chemical treatments for inactivation of Arcobacter spp. The existing studies have been critically discussed and new challenges were proposed for further studies.

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Identification and Characterization of Arcobacter Isolates from Broilers by Biochemical Tests, Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Plasmid Analysis

Cited by 49 publications

References 14 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

<i>In vitro</i> Antibacterial Susceptibility of <i>Arcobacter butzleri</i> Isolated from Different Sources

Survival and Inactivation ofArcobacterspp., a Current Status and Future Prospect

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