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Detection of Plasmid-Mediated Colistin Resistance, mcr-1 and mcr-2 Genes, in Salmonella spp. Isolated from Food at Retail in Belgium from 2012 to 2015.

Health and disease monitoring  

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Peer reviewed scientific article

English

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2017.2329 [1]

Authors

Cristina Garcia-Graells [2]; Sigrid De Keersmaecker [3]; Nguyen, Quang Trung [4]; Anthonissen,R.. [5]; Raf Aerts [6]; Roosens, Nancy [7]; Katelijne Dierick [8]; N Botteldoorn [9]

Keywords

  1. colistin resistance [10]

Abstract:

A collection of 105 colistin-resistant Salmonella isolates collected from 2012 to 2015 in the national surveillance program in Belgium was screened by PCR for the presence of genes mcr-1 and mcr-2. Of these, 1.90% (2/105) and 0.95% (1/105) tested positive for mcr-1 and mcr-2, respectively. The presence of the mcr-1 or mcr-2 determinant has been confirmed by whole genome sequencing and allowed the localization of these two genes on IncX4 type plasmids. We report here the presence of mcr-1 and the first mcr-2 gene in Salmonella ever isolated in the Belgian food chain. Although present at reta…
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Abstract

A collection of 105 colistin-resistant Salmonella isolates collected from 2012 to 2015 in the national surveillance program in Belgium was screened by PCR for the presence of genes mcr-1 and mcr-2. Of these, 1.90% (2/105) and 0.95% (1/105) tested positive for mcr-1 and mcr-2, respectively. The presence of the mcr-1 or mcr-2 determinant has been confirmed by whole genome sequencing and allowed the localization of these two genes on IncX4 type plasmids. We report here the presence of mcr-1 and the first mcr-2 gene in Salmonella ever isolated in the Belgian food chain. Although present at retail since 2012, the occurrence is low and sporadic.

Associated health topics:

Multidrug resistant microbe [11]

Source URL: https://www.sciensano.be/en/biblio/detection-plasmid-mediated-colistin-resistance-mcr-1-and-mcr-2-genes-salmonella-spp-isolated-food

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[1] https://doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2017.2329
[2] https://www.sciensano.be/en/people/maria-cristina-garcia-graells/biblio
[3] https://www.sciensano.be/en/biblio?f%5Bauthor%5D=35985&f%5Bsearch%5D=Sigrid%20De%20Keersmaecker
[4] https://www.sciensano.be/en/biblio?f%5Bauthor%5D=50934&f%5Bsearch%5D=Nguyen%2C%20Quang%20Trung
[5] https://www.sciensano.be/en/biblio?f%5Bauthor%5D=34800&f%5Bsearch%5D=Anthonissen%2CR..
[6] https://www.sciensano.be/en/people/raf-aerts/biblio
[7] https://www.sciensano.be/en/biblio?f%5Bauthor%5D=85212&f%5Bsearch%5D=Roosens%2C%20Nancy
[8] https://www.sciensano.be/en/people/katelijne-dierick/biblio
[9] https://www.sciensano.be/en/biblio?f%5Bauthor%5D=666&f%5Bsearch%5D=N%20Botteldoorn
[10] https://www.sciensano.be/en/biblio?f%5Bkeyword%5D=28737&f%5Bsearch%5D=colistin%20resistance
[11] https://www.sciensano.be/en/health-topics/multidrug-resistant-microbe