Prevalence, virulence genes, and antimicrobial resistance profile of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from retail poultry shops in Beni-Suef city, Egypt

Potential public health hazards related to consumption of poultry contaminated with antibiotic resistant Listeria monocytogenes in Egypt

“…In Egypt, most detected virulence genes in L. monocytogenes strains are hlyA, iap and actA as recorded in 70.6, 70.6 and 52.9%, respectively, of the L. monocytogenes isolated from food samples previously [ 47 ], and as 100% of the samples harbored the three virulence genes in further study where the strains were isolated from meat, poultry meat, tilapia fish and raw milk [ 33 ]. In addition, the hlyA and iap virulence genes had been detected in all (100%) L. monocytogenes strains isolated from poultry meat (nine samples) in a previous study tookplace in Egypt [ 19 ]. However, in a previous study, that had taken place in Egypt, the L. monocytogenes isolated from fish samples were negative for all the mentioned genes [ 18 ].…”

“…However, in a previous study, that had taken place in Egypt, the L. monocytogenes isolated from fish samples were negative for all the mentioned genes [ 18 ]. hylA harbored L. monocytogenes strains were isolated from human samples before in Egypt [ 19 ], suggested a significant that may human infection resulted from the consumption of contaminated food which is a great threat that should not be neglected.…”

“…In Egypt, streptomycin, tetracycline, and β-lactams antibiotics are widely used not only for disease treatment but also for growth promotion and as prophylactic measures in the poultry industry sector with no regulation [ 50 ]. The irrational usage of antimicrobials leads to MDR acquisition in many pathogenic food poisoning bacteria such as E. coli, Salmonellae species, and L. monocytogenes as well as recovered from different sources of food samples including poultry, meat, and their products [ 19 , 51 , 52 ].…”

“…In Egypt, studies have reported the presence of L. monocytogenes in various food products, including minced meat, fish fillets, sausage, and raw milk [ 10 , 18 , 19 ]. The consumption of such contaminated food is considered a potential risk for consumers.…”

Current State of Salmonella, Campylobacter and Listeria in the Food Chain across the Arab Countries: A Descriptive Review

“…In Jordan, Osaili et al [140] detected antimicrobial resistance in L. monocytogenes isolates (n = 51) toward tetracycline and tilmicosin (9.8% each) in ready-to-eat chicken products. A recent study in Egypt by Aziz and Mohamed [141] reported nine L. monocytogenes isolates from meat with high resistance to penicillin, ampicillin, and tetracycline. The isolates in that study also showed resistance to erythromycin (66.6%), amoxicillin-clavulanic (55.5%), vancomycin (22.2%) and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (11.1%).…”