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1. Acquired Antibiotic Resistance: Are We Born with It?

Author:
Lu Zhang; Daniel Kinkelaar; Ying Huang; Yingli Li; Xiaojing Li; Hua H. Wang
Source:
Applied and environmental microbiology 2011 v.77 no.20 pp. 7134-7141
ISSN:
0099-2240
Subject:
Klebsiella; dietary exposure; genes; Streptococcus; digestive system; Staphylococcus; public health; human development; early development; infant formulas; food consumption; Escherichia coli; hosts; Enterococcus; Shigella; human food chain; infants; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; breast milk; bacteria
Abstract:
... The rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance (AR) is a major public health concern. Recent findings on the prevalence of food-borne antibiotic-resistant (ART) commensal bacteria in ready-to-consume food products suggested that daily food consumption likely serves as a major avenue for dissemination of ART bacteria from the food chain to human hosts. To properly assess the impact of various factors ...
DOI:
10.1128/AEM.05087-11
PubMed:
21821748
PubMed Central:
PMC3194877

2. Annual and nycthemeral studies of the survival and circulation of indicator bacteria in a schist aquifer

Author:
Elise Grisey; Emilien Belle; Jacques Mudry; Lotfi Aleya
Source:
Environmental technology 2011 v.32 no.10 pp. 1131-1139
ISSN:
1479-487X
Subject:
Enterococcus; Escherichia coli; aquifers; bacterial contamination; coliform bacteria; groundwater; indicator species; landfill leachates; population; seepage; septic systems; sewage effluent; temperature; water quality
Abstract:
... Escherichia coli and Enterococci are widely used as indicators of faecal contamination of groundwater while total coliforms, which are of environmental but also of faecal origin, are indicators of the overall quality of the water. The survival of bacteria in groundwater is dependent on many factors including temperature, competition with indigenous bacteria and entrapment in aquifer material. Prev ...
DOI:
10.1080/09593330.2010.528044

3. Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in Fecal Bacteria Isolated from Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis) and Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) at Remote Easter Island

Author:
Ardiles-Villegas, Karen; González-Acuña, Daniel; Waldenström, Jonas; Olsen, Björn; Hernández, Jorge
Source:
Avian diseases 2011 v.55 no.3 pp. 486-489
ISSN:
0005-2086
Subject:
Enterococcus; Gram-negative bacteria; Puffinus; Serratia odorifera; Staphylococcus; Streptococcus; Sula; antibiotic resistance; beta-lactamase; bird diseases; cefpodoxime; clavulanic acid; habitats; humans; migratory birds; phenotype; public health; seabirds; veterinary medicine; Pacific Ocean Islands
Abstract:
... Antibiotic use and its implications have been discussed extensively in the past decades. This situation has global consequences when antibiotic resistance becomes widespread in the intestinal bacterial flora of stationary and migratory birds. This study investigated the incidence of fecal bacteria and general antibiotic resistance, with special focus on extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) isolate ...
DOI:
10.1637/9619-122010-ResNote.1

4. Antibiotic acyldepsipeptides activate ClpP peptidase to degrade the cell division protein FtsZ

Author:
Peter Sass; Michaele Josten; Kirsten Famulla; Guido Schiffer; Hans-Georg Sahl; Leendert Hamoen; Heike Brötz-Oesterhelt
Source:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2011 v.108 no.42 pp. 17474-17479
ISSN:
0027-8424
Subject:
Bacillus subtilis; Enterococcus; Gram-positive bacteria; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pneumoniae; antibacterial properties; antibiotics; cell division; in vitro studies; mechanism of action; multiple drug resistance; pathogens; proteinases; proteins; proteolysis
Abstract:
... The worldwide spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has lent urgency to the search for antibiotics with new modes of action that are devoid of preexisting cross-resistances. We previously described a unique class of acyldepsipeptides (ADEPs) that exerts prominent antibacterial activity against Gram-positive pathogens including streptococci, enterococci, as well as multidrug-resistant Staphylococ ...
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1110385108
PubMed:
21969594
PubMed Central:
PMC3198362

5. Antibiotic resistance in bacteria associated with coarse atmospheric particulate matter in an urban area

Author:
Gandolfi, I.; Franzetti, A.; Bertolini, V.; Gaspari, E.; Bestetti, G.
Source:
Journal of applied microbiology 2011 v.110 no.6 pp. 1612-1620
ISSN:
1364-5072
Subject:
Acinetobacter; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterococcus; Pseudomonadaceae; Staphylococcus; airborne microorganisms; antibiotic resistance; bacteria; breathing; genes; human health; particulates; risk; summer; tetracycline; urban areas; viability; winter
Abstract:
... Aims: To assess antibiotic resistance in airborne bacteria associated with coarse particulate matter (PM10) in an urban area, with specific considerations about the Staphylococcus genus. Methods and Results: Disc diffusion test was performed on 243 microbial strains, isolated from PM10 in winter and summer and belonging to families Pseudomonadaceae and Enterobacteriaceae and genera Acinetobacter, ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05018.x

6. Antimicrobial resistance of bacterial isolates from respiratory care wards in Taiwan: a horizontal surveillance study comparison of the characteristics of nosocomial infection and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in adult Intensive Care Units and two respiratory care facilities for mechanically ventilated patients at a tertiary care centre in Taiwan

Author:
Keh-Sen Liu; Yao-Tung Wang; Yi-Chyi Lai; Su-Fang Yu; Shu-Ju Huang; Huey-Jen Huang; Min-Chi Lu; Po-Ren Hsueh
Source:
International journal of antimicrobial agents 2011 v.37 no.1 pp. 10-15
ISSN:
0924-8579
Subject:
Candida; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterococcus; Gram-negative bacteria; Staphylococcus aureus; adults; anti-infective agents; antibiotic resistance; blood flow; coagulase negative staphylococci; cross infection; monitoring; odds ratio; pathogens; patients; urinary tract diseases; Taiwan
Abstract:
... The objectives of this study were to compare the incidence of nosocomial infections (NIs) and the distribution of resistant nosocomial pathogens in adult Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and two respiratory care facilities for prolonged mechanically ventilated patients [i.e. the respiratory care centre (RCC) and the respiratory care ward (RCW)] in a 1100-bed tertiary care hospital in Taiwan from 2003 t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.07.020

7. Antimicrobial resistance patterns to beta-lactams of gram-positive cocci isolated from bovine mastitis in Lithuania

Author:
I. Klimienė; M. Ružauskas; V. Špakauskas; A. Matusevičius; R. Mockeliūnas; A. Pereckienė; Č. Butrimaitė-Ambrozevičienė; M. Virgailis
Source:
Polish journal of veterinary sciences 2011 v.14 no.3 pp. 467-472
ISSN:
1505-1773
Subject:
Enterococcus; Gram-positive bacteria; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Streptococcus; amoxicillin; antibiotic resistance; bovine mastitis; cattle; cephalexin; cephalothin; disk diffusion antimicrobial test; farms; livestock and meat industry; pathogens; udders; Lithuania
Abstract:
... The aim of the study was to isolate gram-positive cocci from cows with mastitis and to determine their resistance to beta-lactamic antibiotics. Eight hundred and nine strains were isolated and identified as staphylococci (n=516), streptococci (n=199) and enterococci (n=94) from sub-clinical and clinical cases of bovine mastitis in Lithuania. The most common causative agents of udder disease includ ...
DOI:
10.2478/v10181-011-0069-9

8. Bacteriological quality of bottled natural mineral waters commercialized in Hungary

Author:
László Varga
Source:
Food control 2011 v.22 no.3-4 pp. 591-595
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Enterococcus; Escherichia coli; European Union; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; anaerobes; bottling; coliform bacteria; consumer demand; food processing; marketing; mineral water; monitoring; plate count; purchasing; screening; Hungary
Abstract:
... The purpose of the present study was to examine the bacteriological quality of bottled natural mineral waters sold in Hungary because, in recent years, there has been a tremendous increase in consumer demand for these products in the country. In total, 492 samples of domestic and imported brands of carbonated and non-carbonated mineral waters (246 samples each) were purchased from retail outlets, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.10.009

9. Bioconversion of grape and chokeberry wine polyphenols during simulated gastrointestinal in vitro digestion

Author:
Małgorzata Gumienna; Małgorzata Lasik; Zbigniew Czarnecki
Source:
International journal of food sciences and nutrition 2011 v.62 no.3 pp. 226-233
ISSN:
1465-3478
Subject:
Bifidobacterium; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterococcus; Lactobacillus; antioxidant activity; biotransformation; caffeic acid; chlorogenic acid; digestion; digestive tract; gastrointestinal system; grapes; humans; microorganisms; models; polyphenols; resveratrol; secretion; wines
Abstract:
... The primary objective of the present study was to assess the qualitative and quantitative changes of wine polyphenols during in vitro digestion process conducted in a gastrointestinal tract model. Wines selected for these experiments were red grape, white grape and chokeberry wines. Following the stages of in vitro digestion—stomach, small and large intestine—qualitative and quantitative changes p ...
DOI:
10.3109/09637486.2010.532115

10. Biogenic amine content and microbiological profile of Pecorino di Farindola cheese

Author:
Maria Schirone; Rosanna Tofalo; Giampiero Mazzone; Aldo Corsetti; Giovanna Suzzi
Source:
Food microbiology 2011 v.28 no.1 pp. 128-136
ISSN:
0740-0020
Subject:
Enterococcus; Escherichia coli O157; Lactobacillus; Listeria monocytogenes; Salmonella; Staphylococcus; Streptococcus thermophilus; bacteria; cheese milk; cheeses; chemical composition; conjugated linoleic acid; dairy farming; ewe milk; human health; hygiene; isomers; tyramine; yeasts; Italy
Abstract:
... “Pecorino di Farindola” is a traditional ewes’ milk cheese produced in the Abruzzo region (Italy) and ripened for a minimum of 90 days. The main objective of this research was to characterize the microbiological and chemical composition of this cheese, manufactured in ten dairy farms during the winter cheese-making season (December through March). By using classical enumeration system on specific ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fm.2010.09.005
PubMed:
21056784

11. Broiler breeders with an efficient innate immune response are more resistant to Eimeria tenella

Author:
C. L. Swaggerty; K. J. Genovese; H. He; S. E. Duke; I. Y. Pevzner; M. H. Kogut
Source:
Poultry science 2011 v.90 no. pp. 1014-1019
ISSN:
1525-3171
Subject:
Eimeria tenella; bacterial infections; Salmonella; Enterococcus; Campylobacter; broiler breeders; carcass weight; cecum; coccidiosis; disease resistance; immunity; oocysts; parasites; pathogens; weight gain
Abstract:
... In previous studies we characterized the innate immune response of 2 parental broiler lines (A and B) and compared their resistance against Salmonella, Enterococcus, and Campylobacter challenges. In all cases, line A was more responsive and more resistant than line B. In the present study, we sought to determine whether this trend was also observed following challenge with the protozoan parasite E ...
Handle:
10113/58290
DOI:
10.3382/ps.2010-01246

12. Chemical and microbiological characterization of artisan inoculants used for the fermentation of traditional dairy products in Epirus area (Greece)

Author:
C. Voidarou; A. Tzora; O. Malamou; K. Akrida-Demertzi; P.G. Demertzis; D. Vassos; G. Rozos; A. Alexopoulos; S. Plessas; E. Stavropoulou; M. Skoufou; E. Bezirtzoglou; G. Riganakos
Source:
Anaerobe 2011 v.17 no.6 pp. 354-357
ISSN:
1075-9964
Subject:
Bifidobacterium; Clostridium; Enterococcus; Lactobacillus; Lactococcus; Leuconostoc; Streptococcus; biodiversity; chymosin; coliform bacteria; fermentation; lipolysis; microbiological quality; raw milk; rumen; small ruminants; Greece
Abstract:
... The artisan production of a variety of dairy products is a historical tradition since antiquity, which is still practiced nowadays, in the area of Epirus, (northwestern Greece). The common denominator of these products, regardless of the final form of the end product, is the fermentation of raw milk by the use of dried artisan inoculants made of the dehydrated rumen of small ruminants, mainly lamb ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anaerobe.2011.07.004

13. Chicken intestine microbiota following the administration of lupulone, a hop-based antimicrobial

Author:
Tillman, Glenn E.; Haas, Gerhard J.; Wise, Mark G.; Oakley, Brian; Smith, Mary Alice; Siragusa, Gregory R.
Source:
FEMS microbiology ecology 2011 v.77 no.2 pp. 395-403
ISSN:
0168-6496
Subject:
Bacteroides; Clostridium coccoides; Clostridium leptum; Clostridium perfringens; DNA; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterococcus; Humulus lupulus; Lactobacillus; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; bacteria; beta acids; cecum; chickens; feed additives; intestinal microorganisms; lupulone; midgut; multigene family; public health; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; rearing; ribosomal RNA
Abstract:
... The use of antibiotic growth promotants in poultry rearing is a public health concern due to antibiotic resistance in bacteria and the harborage of resistance genes. Lupulone, a hop β-acid from Humulus lupulus, has been considered as a potential feed additive growth promotant. Here, the effect of lupulone was evaluated for its effect on the microbiota of the chicken intestine. The intestinal micro ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01119.x

14. Contrasts in concentrations and loads of conventional and alternative indicators of fecal contamination in coastal stormwater

Author:
Reagan R. Converse; Michael F. Piehler; Rachel T. Noble
Source:
Water research 2011 v.45 no.16 pp. 5229-5240
ISSN:
0043-1354
Subject:
Bacteroides; Enterococcus; Escherichia coli; drainage; groundwater; hydrograph; hydrologic factors; indicator species; landscapes; monitoring; rain; storms; stormwater; temporal variation; North Carolina
Abstract:
... Fecal contamination in stormwater is often complex. Because conventional fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) cannot be used to ascertain source of fecal contamination, alternative indicators are being explored to partition these sources. As they are assessed for future use, it is critical to compare alternative indicators to conventional FIB under a range of stormwater delivery conditions. In this stud ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2011.07.029
PubMed:
21840561

15. Contribution of enterococci to the volatile profile of slightly-fermented sausages

Author:
M.L. Latorre-Moratalla; J. Bosch-Fusté; S. Bover-Cid; T. Aymerich; M.C. Vidal-Carou
Source:
Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + Technologie 2011 v.44 no.1 pp. 145-152
ISSN:
0023-6438
Subject:
Enterococcus; acetoin; alcohols; aldehydes; alkanes; amino acid metabolism; carbohydrates; fermentation; free fatty acids; gas chromatography; lipid peroxidation; lipids; manufacturing; mass spectrometry; microextraction; oxidation; proteins; sausages; spices; terpenoids; volatile compounds
Abstract:
... The volatile profiles of slightly-fermented sausages inoculated with eight different enterococci strains were determined and compared with a fermented sausage manufactured without any inoculation. The volatile profile was determined by solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC/MS). A total of 121 volatile and semi-volatile compounds were identified ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.lwt.2010.06.033

16. Correlation of Quantitative PCR for a Poultry-Specific Brevibacterium Marker Gene with Bacterial and Chemical Indicators of Water Pollution in a Watershed Impacted by Land Application of Poultry Litter

Author:
Weidhaas, Jennifer L.; Macbeth, Tamzen W.; Olsen, Roger L.; Harwood, Valerie J.
Source:
Applied and environmental microbiology 2011 v.77 no.6 pp. 2094-2102
ISSN:
0099-2240
Subject:
Brevibacterium; Enterococcus; Escherichia coli; covariance; feces; genes; genetic markers; groundwater; indicator species; land application; metals; polymerase chain reaction; poultry; poultry manure; probability; public health; ribosomal RNA; runoff; soil sampling; surface water; wastewater; water pollution; water quality; water resources; watersheds
Abstract:
... The impact of fecal contamination from human and agricultural animal waste on water quality is a major public health concern. Identification of the dominant source(s) of fecal pollution in a watershed is necessary for assessing the safety of recreational water and protecting water resources. A field study was conducted using quantitative PCR (qPCR) for the 16S rRNA gene of Brevibacterium sp. LA35 ...
DOI:
10.1128/AEM.02555-10
PubMed:
21278274
PubMed Central:
PMC3067329

17. Decay of Bacterial Pathogens, Fecal Indicators, and Real-Time Quantitative PCR Genetic Markers in Manure-Amended Soils

Author:
Rogers, Shane W.; Donnelly, Matthew; Peed, Lindsay; Kelty, Catherine A.; Mondal, Sumona; Zhong, Zirong; Shanks, Orin C.
Source:
Applied and environmental microbiology 2011 v.77 no.14 pp. 4839-4848
ISSN:
0099-2240
Subject:
agricultural soils; land application; monitoring; soil water content; indicator species; serotypes; Salmonella Typhimurium; models; Enterococcus; polymerase chain reaction; pathogens; quantitative genetics; pollution; field capacity; temperature; genetic markers; Escherichia coli
Abstract:
... This study examined persistence and decay of bacterial pathogens, fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), and emerging real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) genetic markers for rapid detection of fecal pollution in manure-amended agricultural soils. Known concentrations of transformed green fluorescent protein-expressing Escherichia coli O157:H7/pZs and red fluorescent protein-expressing Salmonella enterica s ...
DOI:
10.1128/AEM.02427-10
PubMed:
21642395
PubMed Central:
PMC3147375

18. Decontamination of irrigation water under field conditions: preliminary results

Author:
Alsanius, B.W.; Alam, M.; Larsson, C.; Rosberg, A.K.; Ahrné, S.; Molin, G.; Jensén, P.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2011 v. no.922 pp. 61-66
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Campylobacter; Enterococcus; Escherichia coli; Norovirus; Salmonella; Shigella; coliform bacteria; decontamination; farm to fork; filtration; foodborne illness; green leafy vegetables; guidelines; heat tolerance; heterotrophs; indicator species; irrigation water; oxidation; water quality; water treatment; British Columbia; Germany
Abstract:
... Outbreaks of foodborne diseases (Norovirus, Salmonella spp., verotoxin producing E. coli, Campylobacter spp., Shigella spp.) related to fruit and vegetable have increased worldwide. Microbial hazards cause considerable and in some cases life-long suffering. Contamination may occur during the entire farm-to-fork continuum with irrigation water as one of the major vehicles for contamination. Therefo ...

19. Detection of tetracycline and macrolide resistance determinants in enterococci of animal and environmental origin using multiplex PCR

Author:
A. Brtková; M. Revallová; Helena Bujdáková
Source:
Folia microbiologica 2011 v.56 no.3 pp. 236-240
ISSN:
0015-5632
Subject:
Enterococcus; bacteria; erythromycin; food chain; gastrointestinal system; genes; humans; polymerase chain reaction; poultry; tetracycline
Abstract:
... An occurrence of resistance to tetracycline (TET) and erythromycin (ERY) was ascertained in 82 isolates of Enterococcus spp. of animal and environmental origin. Using E test, 33 isolates were resistant to TET and three isolates to ERY. Using polymerase chain reaction (PCR; single and multiplex), the TET determinants tet(M) and tet(L) were detected in 35 and 13 isolates, respectively. Twelve isolat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12223-011-0042-0

20. Detection of the human specific Bacteroides genetic marker provides evidence of widespread sewage contamination of stormwater in the urban environment

Author:
Elizabeth P. Sauer; Jessica L. VandeWalle; Melinda J. Bootsma; Sandra L. McLellan
Source:
Water research 2011 v.45 no.14 pp. 4081-4091
ISSN:
0043-1354
Subject:
Bacteroides; Enterococcus; Escherichia coli; genetic markers; human health; humans; infrastructure; pathogens; pollution; prioritization; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; rain; remediation; risk; rivers; sewage; stormwater; stormwater sewer systems; surface water; viruses; wastewater
Abstract:
... Human sewage contamination of surface waters is a major human health concern. We found urban stormwater systems that collect and convey runoff from impervious surfaces act as a conduit for sewage originating from breeches in sanitary sewer infrastructure. A total of 828 samples at 45 stormwater outfalls were collected over a four-year period and assessed by culture based methods, PCR, and quantita ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2011.04.049
PubMed:
21689838