One health pathogen surveillance demonstrated the dissemination of gut pathogens within the two coastal regions associated with intensive farming
Abstract Background Intensive aquaculture farming has caused significant degradation of coastal wetlands and has been proposed as a reservoir for pathogenic Vibrio spp. Results Gut pathogens including Vibrio spp., Salmonella spp., and Klebsiella spp. were isolated from bird feces, shrimp and wetland...
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| author | Qingyao Wang Yixiang Zhang Qian Yang Songzhe Fu Baocheng Qu Tom Defoirdt |
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| description | Abstract Background Intensive aquaculture farming has caused significant degradation of coastal wetlands and has been proposed as a reservoir for pathogenic Vibrio spp. Results Gut pathogens including Vibrio spp., Salmonella spp., and Klebsiella spp. were isolated from bird feces, shrimp and wetland water in two typical coastal regions of China in 2015 and 2017 and were subsequently subjected to whole-genome sequencing. Meanwhile, local patient isolates were also selected to confirm the epidemiological links. Bacterial community composition analyses of the sediments that were sampled in 2015 and 2017 were conducted by the hypervariable region 4 of the 16S rRNA gene. Together with the local clinical isolates, we observed highly related Vibrio isolates from waterbirds, wetlands and shrimp. Phylogenetic genome comparisons also demonstrated that sequence types ST3 and ST2414 Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolates obtained from aquatic animals were clonally related to patient isolates. Likewise, three Salmonella typhimurium isolates were also genomically related to one clinical strain. The results showed that farming activities significantly altered the community composition and resulted in the emergence of several pathogens, including Acinetobacter, Mycobacterium and Legionella. Conclusions In conclusion, our results demonstrated that intensive shrimp farming in wetlands has two devastating impacts: pathogen dissemination from aquatic animals into migratory birds and transmission of foodborne pathogens into local communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce178d4447144472b8e6ff916275e43a2022-12-21T22:45:49ZengBMCGut Pathogens1757-47492021-07-0113111610.1186/s13099-021-00442-4One health pathogen surveillance demonstrated the dissemination of gut pathogens within the two coastal regions associated with intensive farmingQingyao Wang0Yixiang Zhang1Qian Yang2Songzhe Fu3Baocheng Qu4Tom Defoirdt5College of Marine Science and Environment, Dalian Ocean UniversityCAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of SciencesCenter for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent UniversityCollege of Marine Science and Environment, Dalian Ocean UniversityCollege of Marine Science and Environment, Dalian Ocean UniversityCenter for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent UniversityAbstract Background Intensive aquaculture farming has caused significant degradation of coastal wetlands and has been proposed as a reservoir for pathogenic Vibrio spp. Results Gut pathogens including Vibrio spp., Salmonella spp., and Klebsiella spp. were isolated from bird feces, shrimp and wetland water in two typical coastal regions of China in 2015 and 2017 and were subsequently subjected to whole-genome sequencing. Meanwhile, local patient isolates were also selected to confirm the epidemiological links. Bacterial community composition analyses of the sediments that were sampled in 2015 and 2017 were conducted by the hypervariable region 4 of the 16S rRNA gene. Together with the local clinical isolates, we observed highly related Vibrio isolates from waterbirds, wetlands and shrimp. Phylogenetic genome comparisons also demonstrated that sequence types ST3 and ST2414 Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolates obtained from aquatic animals were clonally related to patient isolates. Likewise, three Salmonella typhimurium isolates were also genomically related to one clinical strain. The results showed that farming activities significantly altered the community composition and resulted in the emergence of several pathogens, including Acinetobacter, Mycobacterium and Legionella. Conclusions In conclusion, our results demonstrated that intensive shrimp farming in wetlands has two devastating impacts: pathogen dissemination from aquatic animals into migratory birds and transmission of foodborne pathogens into local communities.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-021-00442-4Vibrio parahaemolyticusVibrio vulnificusWetlandsOne healthShrimp farming |
| spellingShingle | Qingyao Wang Yixiang Zhang Qian Yang Songzhe Fu Baocheng Qu Tom Defoirdt One health pathogen surveillance demonstrated the dissemination of gut pathogens within the two coastal regions associated with intensive farming Gut Pathogens Vibrio parahaemolyticus Vibrio vulnificus Wetlands One health Shrimp farming |
| title | One health pathogen surveillance demonstrated the dissemination of gut pathogens within the two coastal regions associated with intensive farming |
| title_full | One health pathogen surveillance demonstrated the dissemination of gut pathogens within the two coastal regions associated with intensive farming |
| title_fullStr | One health pathogen surveillance demonstrated the dissemination of gut pathogens within the two coastal regions associated with intensive farming |
| title_full_unstemmed | One health pathogen surveillance demonstrated the dissemination of gut pathogens within the two coastal regions associated with intensive farming |
| title_short | One health pathogen surveillance demonstrated the dissemination of gut pathogens within the two coastal regions associated with intensive farming |
| title_sort | one health pathogen surveillance demonstrated the dissemination of gut pathogens within the two coastal regions associated with intensive farming |
| topic | Vibrio parahaemolyticus Vibrio vulnificus Wetlands One health Shrimp farming |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-021-00442-4 |
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