Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistant Gene in Abattoir Environment

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous gram-negative pathogen with susceptibility to cause opportunistic infections in humans. Among the total of 75 isolated presumptive Pseudomonas aeruginosa, by cultural and morphology characteristic, 55 were identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa by the specie-spe...

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Main Authors: E O Igbinosa, I S Obuekwe
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Language:English
Published: Joint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP) 2014-07-01
Series:Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
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Online Access:https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/105360
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I S Obuekwe
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description Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous gram-negative pathogen with susceptibility to cause opportunistic infections in humans. Among the total of 75 isolated presumptive Pseudomonas aeruginosa, by cultural and morphology characteristic, 55 were identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa by the specie-specific primer employing PCR assay which was more sensitive for confirmation of the isolates. Fifty-five Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates were screened using PCR for the presence of integrons and associated resistance gene cassette. Thirty-four isolates harbored class 1 integrons (61.8%), of which 27 isolates (79.4%) carried gene cassettes. PCR was performed targeting the presence of these genes:- blaOXA 11(32.4%); blaIMP 5(14.7%); blaAMPC 5(14.7%); blaTEM 4(11.8%); and TetC 2(5.8%). Some of these genes were only recently described from clinical isolates, demonstrating genetic exchange between clinical and environmental Pseudomonas aeruginosa stains. Multiresistance was observed in the isolates, revealing strong correlation between integron presence and multi-resistance. These results demonstrate that abattoir milieu is potential reservoirs of various antibiotics resistance genes, thus constituting a serious health risk to the communities dependent on the receiving water bodies. Keywords: Abattoir, Class 1 integron, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Multi-resistance, Gene cassette
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spelling doaj.art-219c603cc5e0407f90b542a2230395622024-04-02T19:53:40ZengJoint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management2659-15022659-14992014-07-0118210.4314/jasem.v18i2.3Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistant Gene in Abattoir EnvironmentE O IgbinosaI S Obuekwe Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous gram-negative pathogen with susceptibility to cause opportunistic infections in humans. Among the total of 75 isolated presumptive Pseudomonas aeruginosa, by cultural and morphology characteristic, 55 were identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa by the specie-specific primer employing PCR assay which was more sensitive for confirmation of the isolates. Fifty-five Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates were screened using PCR for the presence of integrons and associated resistance gene cassette. Thirty-four isolates harbored class 1 integrons (61.8%), of which 27 isolates (79.4%) carried gene cassettes. PCR was performed targeting the presence of these genes:- blaOXA 11(32.4%); blaIMP 5(14.7%); blaAMPC 5(14.7%); blaTEM 4(11.8%); and TetC 2(5.8%). Some of these genes were only recently described from clinical isolates, demonstrating genetic exchange between clinical and environmental Pseudomonas aeruginosa stains. Multiresistance was observed in the isolates, revealing strong correlation between integron presence and multi-resistance. These results demonstrate that abattoir milieu is potential reservoirs of various antibiotics resistance genes, thus constituting a serious health risk to the communities dependent on the receiving water bodies. Keywords: Abattoir, Class 1 integron, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Multi-resistance, Gene cassette https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/105360AbattoirClass 1 integronPseudomonas aeruginosaMulti-resistanceGene cassette
spellingShingle E O Igbinosa
I S Obuekwe
Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistant Gene in Abattoir Environment
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
Abattoir
Class 1 integron
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Multi-resistance
Gene cassette
title Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistant Gene in Abattoir Environment
title_full Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistant Gene in Abattoir Environment
title_fullStr Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistant Gene in Abattoir Environment
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistant Gene in Abattoir Environment
title_short Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistant Gene in Abattoir Environment
title_sort evaluation of antibiotic resistant gene in abattoir environment
topic Abattoir
Class 1 integron
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Multi-resistance
Gene cassette
url https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/105360
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