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Raspa F, Schiavone A, Pattono D, Galaverna D, Cavallini D, Vinassa M, Bergero D, Dalmasso A, Bottero MT, Valle E. Pet feeding habits and the microbiological contamination of dog food bowls: effect of feed type, cleaning method and bowl material. BMC Vet Res 2023; 19:261. [PMID: 38062425 PMCID: PMC10701922 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-023-03823-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Safe pet feeding practices and food bowl hygiene measures are important for minimising the risk of microbiological contaminations in the domestic environment. This study compares the practices reported by dog and cat caregivers, and investigates whether cleaning method, feed type or bowl material affects the microbiological contamination of dog food bowls. RESULTS Data from 351 dog caregivers and 186 cat caregivers were collected via an online survey. The majority of dogs (70.7%) were fed twice daily, whereas cats (43%) were mostly fed ad libitum. The most common material for dog food bowls was metal (67.1%) versus plastic (38.1%) and metal (37.6%) for cats. Dog food bowls were most frequently cleaned after each meal (35.7%); whereas for cats, 21.5% were cleaned after each meal, 22.7% once a day and 19.3% 2-3 times a week. Total mesophilic aerobic bacteria counts (TMABc), Enterobacteriaceae counts and pathogenic bacteria (Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp., Verotoxigenic E. coli [VTEC]) were assessed for 96 dog food bowls. TMABc were higher in metal vs. plastic bowls (p < 0.001) and in those used for wet food vs. dry food (p = 0.0397). Enterobacteriaceae counts were higher in bowls washed by hand vs. dishwasher (p = 0.0515), whereas no differences were found between hand washing vs. dry wiping. Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp. or E. coli VTEC contaminations were not detected. CONCLUSIONS The surveyed Italian dog and cat caregivers reported different habits concerning feeding frequency, food bowl material and cleaning frequency. Wet food and metal bowls were associated with higher levels of microbiological contamination of dog food bowls. Furthermore, in relation to wet washing methods, contaminations were likely to be greater following hand washing than they were following the use of a dishwasher. Practical guidelines for safe feeding practices and hygiene measures are needed to minimise the risk of microbiological contaminations in domestic environments.
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- Federica Raspa
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco, 10095, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco, 10095, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco, 10095, Italy.
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bologna, 40064 Ozzano Dell'Emilia, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco, 10095, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco, 10095, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco, 10095, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco, 10095, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco, 10095, Italy
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Schwan CL, Bastos LM, Young S, Domesle K, Ge B, Hsu CH, Li C, Strain E, Vipham J, Jones C, Amachawadi R, Nagaraja TG, Trinetta V. Graphical abstractGenotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of Antimicrobial and Heavy Metal tolerance in Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli Isolates from Swine Feed Mills. J Food Prot 2023:100113. [PMID: 37290750 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfp.2023.100113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Antimicrobials and heavy metals are commonly used in the animal feed industry. The role of in-feed antimicrobials on the evolution and persistence of resistance in enteric bacteria is not well described. Whole-Genome Sequencing (WGS) is widely used for genetic characterizations of bacterial isolates, including antimicrobial resistance, heavy metal tolerance, virulence factors, and relatedness to other sequenced isolates. The goals of this study were to i) use WGS to characterize Salmonella enterica (n = 33) and Escherichia coli (n = 30) isolated from swine feed and feed mill environments; and ii) investigate their genotypic and phenotypic antimicrobial and heavy metal tolerance. Salmonella isolates belonged to 10 serovars, the most common being Cubana, Senftenberg, and Tennessee. E. coli isolates were grouped into 22 O groups. Phenotypic resistance to at least one antimicrobial was observed in 19 Salmonella (57.6%) and 17 E. coli (56.7%) isolates, whereas multidrug resistance (resistant to ≥ 3 antimicrobial classes) was observed in four Salmonella (12%) and two E. coli (7%) isolates. Antimicrobial resistance genes were identified in 17 Salmonella (51%) and 29 E. coli (97%), with 11 and 29 isolates possessing genes conferring resistance to multiple antimicrobial classes. Phenotypically, 53% Salmonella and 58% E. coli presented resistance to copper and arsenic. All isolates that possessed the copper resistance operon were resistant to the highest concentration tested (40 mM). Heavy metal tolerance genes to copper and silver were present in 26 Salmonella isolates. Our study showed a strong agreement between predicted and measured resistances when comparing genotypic and phenotypic data for antimicrobial resistance, with an overall concordance of 99% and 98.3% for Salmonella and E. coli, respectively.
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- Carla L Schwan
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, USA
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- Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, USA
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- Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, USA
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- Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, USA
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- Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, USA
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- Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
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Sanguankiat A, Pinniam N, Tulayakul P. Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance, phenotypic, and genotypic patterns of Salmonella enterica isolated from animal feedstuffs: Annual study. Vet World 2023; 16:939-945. [PMID: 37576778 PMCID: PMC10420700 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2023.939-945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Background and Aim Salmonellosis is a significant foodborne disease that causes serious illness in the gastrointestinal of humans and it is a public health problem worldwide. This study aimed to determine Salmonella spp. in animal feeds, its characteristic, serovar identification, genotyping, and drug sensitivity. Materials and Methods Salmonella spp. from animal feedstuffs was collected from January 1 to December 31, 2017, with 657 samples. Serogroup classification was performed by using the slide agglutination test. Then, the samples were analyzed for genotype patterns using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) for DNA fingerprint and antibiotic sensitivity by Vitek® 2 techniques. Results A total of 80 samples (12.17 %) were found to be Salmonella positive; commercial feed compounds of 60 samples (75%); soybean meal of 10 samples (12.5%); pork meal of 5 samples (6.25%); a fish meal of three samples (3.75%) and poultry meal of 2 samples (2.5%). Serogroups B, C, D, and E were found in this study; 8 samples (10%), 39 samples (48.75%), 8 samples (10%), and 13 samples (16.25%), respectively. A total of 12 samples (15%) were not determined by serogrouping. The most common serovars were Salmonella Rissen (10%), Salmonella Mbandaka (8.75%), and Salmonella Livingstone (6.25%), which belong to serogroup C. Nine of eleven pulsotypes were detected when analyzed by PFGE, showed similarity index between 40.8 and 100 %. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests by Vitek® 2 compact for 11 strains were classified into three groups: resistance to 4, 8, and 11 antibiotics, out of 20 antibiotics. Conclusion This study revealed annual variation of Salmonella spp. Serovar, genotype, and phenotype from commercial feed compounds and raw materials of which involved people must be aware.
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- Arsooth Sanguankiat
- Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom. 73140, Thailand
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom. 73140, Thailand
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom. 73140, Thailand
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Paredes R, Damme M, Mantilla J, Castellanos LR, Clavijo V, Celis Y, Mehta K, Kumar A, Patiño A, Jeyashree K. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. in animal feed in Colombia. Rev Panam Salud Publica 2023; 47:e57. [PMID: 37082538 PMCID: PMC10105593 DOI: 10.26633/rpsp.2023.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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Objective To determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. in animal feed samples collected between 2018 and 2021 in Colombia. Methods This was a laboratory-based cross-sectional study using routine data from the program for inspection, surveillance, and control of animal feed at the Colombian Agriculture Institute. Samples of animal feed for swine, poultry, canine, feline, leporine, piscine, and equine species were processed for detection of E. coli and Salmonella spp. using enrichment and selective culture methods. Isolates were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility using an automated microdilution method. Results Of 1 748 animal feed samples analyzed, 83 (4.7%) were positive for E. coli and 66 (3.8%) for Salmonella spp. The presence of E. coli and Salmonella spp. was highest in feed for poultry (6.4% and 5.5%) and swine (6.1% and 4.3%). Antimicrobial resistance testing was performed in 27 (33%) E. coli isolates and 26 (39%) Salmonella isolates. Among E. coli, resistance was most frequently observed to ampicillin (44.5%) followed by cefazolin (33.3%), ciprofloxacin (29.6%), ampicillin/sulbactam (26%), and ceftriaxone (11.1%). The highest resistance levels in Salmonella spp. isolates were against cefazolin (7.7%) and piperacillin/tazobactam (7.7%). Conclusions This is the first study from Colombia reporting on the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of E. coli and Salmonella spp. in animal feed samples. Its results establish a baseline over a wide geographical distribution in Colombia. It highlights the need to integrate antimicrobial resistance surveillance in animal feed due to the emergence of resistant bacteria in this important stage of the supply chain.
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- Rocío Paredes
- Instituto Colombiano AgropecuarioMosqueraColombiaInstituto Colombiano Agropecuario, Mosquera, Colombia
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- Instituto Colombiano AgropecuarioMosqueraColombiaInstituto Colombiano Agropecuario, Mosquera, Colombia
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- Instituto Colombiano AgropecuarioMosqueraColombiaInstituto Colombiano Agropecuario, Mosquera, Colombia
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- Quadram Institute BioscienceNorwichUnited KingdomQuadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Ciencia y Tecnología de Fagos Sciphage S.A.SBogotáColombiaCiencia y Tecnología de Fagos Sciphage S.A.S, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Pan American Health OrganizationBogotáColombiaPan American Health Organization, Bogotá, Colombia
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- GMERS Medical CollegeGotri VadodaraIndiaGMERS Medical College, Gotri Vadodara, India
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung DiseaseParisFranceInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France
- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung DiseaseNew DelhiIndiaInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, New Delhi, India
- Yenepoya (Deemed to be University)MangaluruIndiaYenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, India
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- Instituto Colombiano AgropecuarioMosqueraColombiaInstituto Colombiano Agropecuario, Mosquera, Colombia
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- Indian Council of Medical Research–National Institute of EpidemiologyChennaiIndiaIndian Council of Medical Research–National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India
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Srednik ME, Morningstar-Shaw BR, Hicks JA, Mackie TA, Schlater LK. Antimicrobial resistance and genomic characterization of Salmonella enterica serovar Senftenberg isolates in production animals from the United States. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:979790. [PMID: 36406424 PMCID: PMC9668867 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.979790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
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In the USA, Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Senftenberg is among the top five serovars isolated from food and the top 11 serovars isolated from clinically ill animals. Human infections are associated with exposure to farm environments or contaminated food. The objective of this study was to characterize S. Senftenberg isolates from production animals by analyzing phenotypic antimicrobial resistance profiles, genomic features and phylogeny. Salmonella Senftenberg isolates (n = 94) from 20 US states were selected from NVSL submissions (2014-2017), tested against 14 antimicrobial drugs, and resistance phenotypes determined. Resistance genotypes were determined using whole genome sequencing analysis with AMRFinder and the NCBI and ResFinder databases with ABRicate. Plasmids were detected using PlasmidFinder. Integrons were detected using IntFinder and manual alignment with reference genes. Multilocus-sequence-typing (MLST) was determined using ABRicate with PubMLST database, and phylogeny was determined using vSNP. Among 94 isolates, 60.6% were resistant to at least one antimicrobial and 39.4% showed multidrug resistance. The most prevalent resistance findings were for streptomycin (44.7%), tetracycline (42.6%), ampicillin (36.2%) and sulfisoxazole (32.9%). The most commonly found antimicrobial resistance genes were aac(6')-Iaa (100%), aph(3″)-Ib and aph(6)-Id (29.8%) for aminoglycosides, followed by bla TEM-1 (26.6%) for penicillins, sul1 (25.5%) and sul2 (23.4%) for sulfonamides and tetA (23.4%) for tetracyclines. Quinolone-resistant isolates presented mutations in gyrA and/or parC genes. Class 1 integrons were found in 37 isolates. Thirty-six plasmid types were identified among 77.7% of the isolates. Phylogenetic analysis identified two distinct lineages of S. Senftenberg that correlated with the MLST results. Isolates were classified into two distinct sequence types (ST): ST14 (97.9%) and ST 185 (2.1%). The diversity of this serotype suggests multiple introductions into animal populations from outside sources. This study provided antimicrobial susceptibility and genomic characteristics of S. Senftenberg clinical isolates from production animals in the USA during 2014 to 2017. This study will serve as a base for future studies focused on the phenotypic and molecular antimicrobial characterization of S. Senftenberg isolates in animals. Monitoring of antimicrobial resistance to detect emergence of multidrug-resistant strains is critical.
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Rocha MD, Chaves RD, Freire L, Pia AKR, Furtado MM, Alvarenga VO, Crucello A, Lopes LS, Santos AFM, Rodrigues DP, Sant'Ana AS. Salmonella enterica in soybean production chain: Occurrence, characterization, and survival during soybean storage. Int J Food Microbiol 2022; 372:109695. [PMID: 35509145 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2022.109695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This study aimed to determine Salmonella enterica occurrence along the soybean meal production chain (raw material, in-processing samples, final products, and in the environment of five processing plants), characterize the isolates, and assess the survival of Salmonella Senftenberg 775W in soybeans stored under different temperature conditions. Among 713 samples analyzed, 12.9% (n = 92) were positive for Salmonella enterica. Dust collected inside and outside processing plants (n = 148) comprised the samples with the highest positivity for Salmonella enterica, 47.3%. The occurrence of Salmonella enterica varied among the different processing plants. Twenty-nine (n = 29) Salmonella serotypes were isolated, with S. Mbandaka as the most frequent serotype, whereas S. Typhimurium was mainly linked to final product samples (soybean meal). S. Senftenberg 775W did not survive for a long time in soybean stored at 20-37 °C, but at 20 °C, cells were viable for more than 60 days. This study suggests that soybean meal may harbor Salmonella serotypes related to foodborne disease outbreaks in humans and can be responsible for Salmonella introduction into livestock and, consequently, in foods of animal origin. This study provides crucial data on contamination pathways of Salmonella in the soybean production chain, contributing to the understanding of Salmonella epidemiology which is strategic for the development of preventive and control measures to reduce the burden of salmonellosis linked to products of animal origin.
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- Monyca D Rocha
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Food and Nutrition, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS - Brazil
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil; Department of Food, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil; Embrapa Swine and Poultry, Concórdia, SC, Brazil
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- National Reference Laboratory for Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- National Reference Laboratory for Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Domesle KJ, Young SR, McDonald RC, Ge B. Versatility of a Salmonella Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay Using Multiple Platforms and Master Mixes in Animal Food Matrices. J AOAC Int 2022; 105:1503-1515. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoacint/qsac059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Abstract
Background
Improvement in Salmonella detection methods greatly enhances the efficiency of various food testing programs. A Salmonella loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay has been validated in animal food through multi-laboratory validation.
Objective
The study aimed to demonstrate the versatility of this molecular assay while expanding it to multiple platforms and various reagent choices for use in animal food testing.
Methods
Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Guidelines for the Validation of Analytical Methods for the Detection of Microbial Pathogens in Foods and Feeds, we examined the inclusivity, exclusivity, and LOD of the assay using two platforms (7500 Fast and Genie II) and three LAMP master mixes (GspSSD, GspSSD2.0, and WarmStart) in seven animal food matrixes (dry cat food, dry dog food, cattle feed, dairy feed, horse feed, poultry feed, and swine feed). The FDA’s Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM) Salmonella culture method was the reference method.
Results
Inclusivity and exclusivity data were consistent among all six platform and master mix combinations with a few exceptions. Comparable LODs were observed down to the single-cell level (WarmStart was 10-fold less sensitive). Performance was similar to the BAM method for detecting fractional positive results in seven animal food matrixes. Nonetheless, LAMP time to positive results and annealing/melting temperature differed among master mixes and platforms.
Conclusion
The Salmonella LAMP assay was successfully validated in two platforms and three master mixes, making it a flexible tool for use by the FDA’s field laboratories in regulatory testing of animal food and for adoption by other food testing programs.
Highlights
We demonstrated the LAMP assay’s versatility on two platforms and three master mixes for the rapid and reliable screening of Salmonella in seven animal food matrixes. GspSSD2.0 was the fastest master mix (time to positive results as early as 3.5 min) while Genie II had several attractive features from a user perspective.
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- Kelly J Domesle
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of Research, Division of Animal and Food Microbiology , 8401 Muirkirk Rd , Laurel, MD 20708, USA
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of Research, Division of Animal and Food Microbiology , 8401 Muirkirk Rd , Laurel, MD 20708, USA
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of Research, Division of Animal and Food Microbiology , 8401 Muirkirk Rd , Laurel, MD 20708, USA
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of Research, Division of Animal and Food Microbiology , 8401 Muirkirk Rd , Laurel, MD 20708, USA
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Harrison OL, Rensing S, Jones CK, Trinetta V. Salmonella enterica 4,[5],12:i:-, an Emerging Threat for the Swine Feed and Pork Production Industry. J Food Prot 2022; 85:660-663. [PMID: 34936694 DOI: 10.4315/jfp-21-400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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ABSTRACT Salmonella continues to be a significant cause of foodborne illnesses in human medicine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Salmonella as the second leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States and the leading cause of both hospitalizations and deaths. Salmonella enterica 4,[5],12:i:- (STM) is a monophasic variant of Salmonella Typhimurium, and it is an emerging threat to both human and animal health. STM was first identified in the 1980s from poultry products and has become increasingly prevalent in meat products including pork. STM has also been identified in swine farms as well as in feed manufacturing environments and feed itself. Similar pulse-field gel electrophoresis profiles have been observed between human clinical cases and the STM samples originating from swine feed. These related profiles suggest a link between ingestion of contaminated feed by swine and the source of foodborne illness in human. The objective of this article was to better understand the history of STM and the possible pathway from swine feed to table. Continued research is necessary to better understand how STM can enter both the feed supply chain and the pork production chain to avoid contamination of pork products destined for human consumption. HIGHLIGHTS
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- Olivia L Harrison
- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Food Science Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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Shariat NW, Larsen BR, Schaeffer C, Richardson KE. Animal Feed Contains Diverse Populations of
Salmonella. J Appl Microbiol 2022; 132:4476-4485. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.15525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Nikki W. Shariat
- Department of Population Health University of Georgia Athens GA USA
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- Department of Population Health University of Georgia Athens GA USA
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Dhakal J, Aldrich CG. Temperature-Dependent Antimicrobial Activity of Menhaden Fish Oil In Vitro and on Pet Food Kibbles against Salmonella. J Food Prot 2022; 85:478-483. [PMID: 34882221 DOI: 10.4315/jfp-21-336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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ABSTRACT Fish oil inclusion into a dry pet food provides a source of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids. Polyunsaturated fatty acids in fish oil have antibacterial activity against various foodborne pathogens, such as Salmonella and pathogenic Escherichia coli. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of temperature applied to dry pet food kibbles on the antimicrobial activity of menhaden fish oil against Salmonella spp. Sterile menhaden oil was inoculated with ∼8 log of a Salmonella cocktail (∼3% moisture; Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Heidelberg, and Salmonella Typhimurium) and incubated at 25, 37, and 45°C. Microbiological evaluation of the water phase was done after 2 h on tryptic soy agar. Sterile kibbles were coated with fish oil (7.0%, w/w). Canola oil coating was kept as a control. One hour after coating, the kibbles were inoculated with ∼9 log of Salmonella and incubated at the respective temperature. The microbiological evaluation was conducted at 0, 2, 6, 12, and 24 h. The oil phase of the fish oil system was negative for Salmonella after 2 h of incubation and confirmed by enrichment and PCR. From the water phase, 8.1 and 7.3 log were recovered at 25 and 37°C, respectively, and no Salmonella was detected at 45°C. On the kibble, menhaden oil had higher antimicrobial (P ≤ 0.05) activity after 12 h at 25°C and throughout the experiment at 37°C. At 45°C, the fish oil had a superior antimicrobial activity against the Salmonella cocktail after 2 h. When the fish oil alone was compared at different temperatures, a higher antimicrobial activity was observed at 37 and 45°C across all time points. The results indicate antimicrobial activity of menhaden oil increases with temperature. This is an important finding to the pet food industry: a higher fat holding temperature (∼45°C) and the application process may help mitigate Salmonella on extruded kibbles. HIGHLIGHTS
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- Janak Dhakal
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588
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- Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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Yukawa S, Uchida I, Takemitsu H, Okamoto A, Yukawa M, Ohshima S, Tamura Y. Anti-microbial resistance of Salmonella isolates from raw meat-based dog food in Japan. Vet Med Sci 2022; 8:982-989. [PMID: 35077028 PMCID: PMC9122446 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Salmonella contamination of raw meat‐based diets (RMBDs) for pets poses a major public health concern but has not been investigated in Japan. Objective To investigate Salmonella contamination in RMBDs for dogs marketed in Japan and the anti‐microbial resistance profiles of the Salmonella isolates. Methods Sixty commercial RMBD samples were collected in the Okayama and Osaka Prefectures, Japan, between December 2016 and March 2017. The obtained Salmonella isolates were serotyped, their anti‐microbial resistance patterns were determined, and the anti‐microbial‐resistant isolates were screened for the presence of resistance genes by polymerase chain reaction. Results Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica was detected in seven of the 60 RMBD samples. Among them, five isolates were identified as S. Infantis (n = 3), S. Typhimurium (n = 1) and S. Schwarzengrund (n = 1), while the serotypes of two isolates were unable to be identified. All isolates were susceptible to ampicillin, cefazolin, cefotaxime and gentamycin. Two isolates were resistant to more than one anti‐microbial agent; one of the S. Infantis isolates was resistant to streptomycin, kanamycin, tetracycline and trimethoprim, while the S. Typhimurium isolate was resistant to nalidixic acid, ciprofloxacin and chloramphenicol. The S. Schwarzengrund isolate was resistant to tetracycline. Additionally, the S. Typhimurium isolate harboured the anti‐microbial resistance gene gyrA with a mutation corresponding to Ser‐83→Phe amino acid substitution. Conclusion The study findings suggest that RMBDs for dogs marketed in Japan can be a potential source of Salmonella infection for dogs and humans including infections caused by quinolone‐resistant isolates. The current study's objective was to determine the prevalence of Salmonella contamination in RMBD for dogs and the antimicrobial resistance profiles of these isolates. Therefore, the incidence of Salmonella contamination in RMBD for dogs currently sold in Japan was surveyed. Salmonella was detected in seven of the 60 raw food samples.
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- Shoichiro Yukawa
- Department of Comparative Animal Science, College of Life Science, Kurashiki University of Science and The Arts, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu-shi, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Comparative Animal Science, College of Life Science, Kurashiki University of Science and The Arts, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Comparative Animal Science, College of Life Science, Kurashiki University of Science and The Arts, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Comparative Animal Science, College of Life Science, Kurashiki University of Science and The Arts, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama, Japan
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- Center for Veterinary Drug Development, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu-shi, Hokkaido, Japan
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Sargeant JM, Totton SC, Plishka M, Vriezen ER. Salmonella in Animal Feeds: A Scoping Review. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:727495. [PMID: 34805332 PMCID: PMC8600132 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.727495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to describe the volume and nature of published literature on Salmonella in animal feeds using a formal scoping review methodology. A structured search followed by eligibility screening resulted in the identification of 547 relevant studies, encompassing studies conducted in the fields in which animal feeds are grown (15 studies), the manufacturing sector (106), during transportation (11), in the retail sector (15), and on-farm (226), with the sector not described for 204 studies. The most common study purposes were to estimate the prevalence of Salmonella in animal feeds (372 studies) and to identify serovars (195). The serovars that were found in animal feeds included serovars associated with human illness, with animal illness, and with serovars identified in food (livestock and poultry) intended for human consumption. There were 120 intervention studies and 83 studies conducted to evaluate potential risk factors. Within intervention and risk factor studies, there may be sufficient depth to warrant synthesis research in the areas of heat interventions, fermentation and ensiling, organic acids, season, and geographic region. Some deficiencies were identified in the completeness of reporting of key features in the relevant studies.
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- Jan M Sargeant
- Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Parker EM, Parker AJ, Short G, O'Connor AM, Wittum TE. Salmonella detection in commercially prepared livestock feed and the raw ingredients and equipment used to manufacture the feed: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Prev Vet Med 2021; 198:105546. [PMID: 34826732 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Salmonella contamination of livestock feed is a serious veterinary and public health issue. In this study we used a systematic review to assess the prevalence and characterization of Salmonella isolates detected in raw feed components, feed milling equipment and finished feed from 97 studies published from 1955 to 2020 across seven global regions. Eighty-five studies were included in a meta-analyses to estimate the combined prevalence of Salmonella detection and to compare the risk of contamination associated with different sample types. We found the overall combined prevalence estimate of Salmonella detection was 0.14 with a prevalence of 0.18 in raw feed components, 0.09 in finished feed and 0.08 in feed milling equipment. Animal based raw feed components were 3.9 times more likely to be contaminated with Salmonella than plant based raw feed components. Differences between studies accounted for 99 % of the variance in the prevalence estimate for all sample types and there was no effect of region on the prevalence estimates. The combined prevalence of Salmonella detection in raw feed components decreased from 0.25 in 1955 to 0.11 in 2019. The proportion of Salmonella isolates that were resistant to antimicrobials was largest for amikacin (0.20), tetracycline (0.18) streptomycin (0.17), cefotaxime (0.14) and sulfisoxazole (0.11). The prevalence of Salmonella contamination of animal feed varies widely between individual studies and is an ongoing challenge for the commercial feed industry. Control relies on the vigilant monitoring and control of Salmonella in each individual mill.
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- Elizabeth M Parker
- The Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1920 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
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- The Department of Animal Science, The Ohio State University, 2029 Fyffe, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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- The Wooster Campus Research Library, The Ohio State University, 1680 Madison Ave, Wooster, OH 44691, United States
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- Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, 784 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States
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- The Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1920 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
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Feye KM, Dittoe DK, Jendza JA, Caldas-Cueva JP, Mallmann BA, Booher B, Tellez-Isaias G, Owens CM, Kidd MT, Ricke SC. A comparison of formic acid or monoglycerides to formaldehyde on production efficiency, nutrient absorption, and meat yield and quality of Cobb 700 broilers. Poult Sci 2021; 100:101476. [PMID: 34710711 PMCID: PMC8560989 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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After being banned by the European Commission in 2018, the use of formaldehyde as a feed amendment in the United States has come into question. Therefore, this study was conducted to explore alternatives to formaldehyde, such as formic acid and monoglycerides, and their effects on poultry production. In total, 1,728 Cobb 700 broilers were randomly assigned to 96-floor pens on day of hatch (18 birds/pen). Using a randomized complete block design (4 blocks), treatments were assigned to pens with blocking based on location within the barn, with the eastern half of the barn designated for digestibility and the western half designated for production (per experiment: 8 control pens and 10 pens per treatment). All diets were based on a negative control (NC), basal diet. Dietary treatments consisted of: NC, NC + 0.25% formalin (F), NC + 0.25 and 0.50% Amasil NA (AML and AMH; 61% formic acid and 20.5% Na-formate), and NC + SILO Health 104L (SILO; mixture of monoglycerides; 0.5% from 0 to 14 d, 0.4% from 14 to 28 d, and 0.2% from 28 to 42 d). Water and feed were provided ad libitum. Performance data were collected during feed changes on d 0, 14, 28, and 42, with digestibility data collected at d 14 (2 per pen) and carcass quality (6 per pen) assessed at d 46 with a randomly selected group of broilers. A one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett's multiple comparison, where treatments were evaluated against F were conducted using JMP 14.0 (P ≤ 0.05). Main effect of treatment was significant for performance, nutrient digestibility, and carcass quality. Differences in body weight and ADG were observed from d 14 to d 28, resulting in a trending improvement in lysine digestibility on d 14 and carcass quality on d 46 of birds fed AML and AMH in comparison to those fed F (P < 0.05). Whereas birds fed SILO had reduced digestibility of methionine on d 14 and a decrease in meat quality on d 46 in comparison to those fed F (P < 0.05). Therefore, Amasil NA at 0.25 or 0.50% may be an effective alternative to formaldehyde as a feed amendment for poultry production.
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- K M Feye
- Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery Program, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery Program, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Larsen BR, Richardson KE, Obe T, Schaeffer C, Shariat NW. Mixed
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cultures reveal competitive advantages between strains during pre‐enrichment and selective enrichment. J Food Saf 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/jfs.12934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Bryan R. Larsen
- Department of Population Health College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA
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- Department of Population Health College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA
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- Department of Population Health College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA
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Kazimierska K, Biel W, Witkowicz R, Karakulska J, Stachurska X. Evaluation of nutritional value and microbiological safety in commercial dog food. Vet Res Commun 2021; 45:111-128. [PMID: 33903989 PMCID: PMC8373756 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-021-09791-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In addition to properly balancing nutritional value in accordance with the needs of a dog, estimating the microbiological quality of dog food is crucial in providing healthy and safe foods. The aim of this study was to examine the quality of dry food for adult dogs, with particular reference to: (1) evaluating the nutritional value and compliance with nutritional guidelines for dogs, (2) comparing the nutritional value of dog foods, with particular emphasis on the division into cereal and cereal-free foods, and (3) evaluating their microbiological safety. All thirty-six evaluated dry dog foods met the minimum European Pet Food Industry FEDIAF requirement for total protein and fat content. The total aerobic microbial count in the analyzed dry dog foods ranged from 2.7 × 102 to above 3.0 × 107 cfu/g. In five (14%) dog foods the presence of staphylococci was detected; however, coagulase positive Staphylococcus (CPS) was not found. Mold presence was reported in one cereal-free dog food and in six cereal foods. In none of the analyzed foods Enterobacteriaceae were found, including coliforms, Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. Bacteria of the genus Listeria and Clostridium as well as yeasts were also not detected. In conclusion, the evaluated dry dog foods had varied microbiological quality. The detected number of microorganisms may have some implications for long-term consumption of contaminated food. The lack of European Commission standards regarding the permissible amounts of microorganisms in pet food may result in insufficient quality control of these products.
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- Katarzyna Kazimierska
- Department of Monogastric Animal Sciences, Division of Animal Nutrition and Food, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 29 Klemensa Janickiego, 71270 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Monogastric Animal Sciences, Division of Animal Nutrition and Food, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 29 Klemensa Janickiego, 71270 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Agroecology and Crop Production, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 21 Mickiewicza, 31120 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 45 Al. Piastow, 70311 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 45 Al. Piastow, 70311 Szczecin, Poland
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Li S, He Y, Mann DA, Deng X. Global spread of Salmonella Enteritidis via centralized sourcing and international trade of poultry breeding stocks. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5109. [PMID: 34433807 PMCID: PMC8387372 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25319-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A pandemic of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis emerged in the 1980s due to contaminated poultry products. How Salmonella Enteritidis rapidly swept through continents remains a historical puzzle as the pathogen continues to cause outbreaks and poultry supply becomes globalized. We hypothesize that international trade of infected breeding stocks causes global spread of the pathogen. By integrating over 30,000 Salmonella Enteritidis genomes from 98 countries during 1949-2020 and international trade of live poultry from the 1980s to the late 2010s, we present multifaceted evidence that converges on a high likelihood, global scale, and extended protraction of Salmonella Enteritidis dissemination via centralized sourcing and international trade of breeding stocks. We discovered recent, genetically near-identical isolates from domestically raised poultry in North and South America. We obtained phylodynamic characteristics of global Salmonella Enteritidis populations that lend spatiotemporal support for its dispersal from centralized origins during the pandemic. We identified concordant patterns of international trade of breeding stocks and quantitatively established a driving role of the trade in the geographic dispersal of Salmonella Enteritidis, suggesting that the centralized origins were infected breeding stocks. Here we demonstrate the value of integrative and hypothesis-driven data mining in unravelling otherwise difficult-to-probe pathogen dissemination from hidden origins.
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- Shaoting Li
- Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, USA
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- Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, USA
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- Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, USA
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- Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, USA.
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Microbiological Safety and Presence of Major Mycotoxins in Animal Feed for Laboratory Animals in a Developing Country: The Case of Costa Rica. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11082389. [PMID: 34438847 PMCID: PMC8388699 DOI: 10.3390/ani11082389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Simple Summary The microbiological safety and quality of commercial animal feed for laboratory animals, produced in Costa Rica, was assessed. Analysis of the animal feed included general microbial markers (total coliforms and molds) and the behavior over time of two specific feed contaminants (Salmonella spp. and mycotoxins). Results from the study suggest that there is a low risk of contamination from viable microorganisms but the product contains important levels of mycotoxins. Current preventive measures (UV light disinfection) are not effective and additional handling protocols should be considered. Abstract Safety and quality of compound feed for experimental animals in Costa Rica is unknown. Some contaminants, such as Salmonella spp. and mycotoxins, could elicit confounding effects in laboratory animals used for biomedical research. In this study, different batches of extruded animal feed, intended for laboratory rodents in Costa Rica, were analyzed to determine mycotoxin and microbiological contamination (i.e., Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, total coliform bacteria, and total yeast and molds enumeration). Two methods for Salmonella decontamination (UV light and thermal treatment) were assessed. Only n = 2 of the samples were negative (representing 12.50%) for the 26 mycotoxins tested. Enniatins and fumonisins were among the most frequent toxins found (with n = 4+ hits), but the level of contamination and the type of mycotoxins depended on the supplier. None of the indicator microorganisms, nor Salmonella, were found in any of the tested batches, and no mold contamination, nor Salmonella growth, occurs during storage (i.e., 2–6 months under laboratory conditions). However, mycotoxins, such as enniatins and fumonisins tend to decrease after the fourth month of storage, and Salmonella exhibited a lifespan of 64 days at 17 °C even in the presence of UV light. The D-values for Salmonella were between 65.58 ± 2.95 (65 °C) and 6.21 ± 0.11 (80 °C) min, and the thermal destruction time (z-value) was calculated at 15.62 °C. Results from this study suggest that laboratory rodents may be at risk of contamination from animal feed that could significantly affect the outcomes of biomedical experiments. Thus, improved quality controls and handling protocols for the product are suggested.
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Veterinarians are faced with the challenge of understanding and discussing the wide array of commercial pet foods with their clients. To promote these discussions, a pet food processing categorization system is applied to define familiar heat processed dry and can pet foods as ultra-processed commercial diets (UPCD) and other less processed diets as minimally processed commercial diets. A review of the FDA pet food recalls on commercial diets are used to discuss well-known health risks, such as nutritional imbalances, bacterial pathogens, aflatoxin, and toxic contaminations. A less-known concern of advanced glycation end products found in UPCDs is presented.
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Steghöfer S, Limburn R, Margas E. Microbiological assessment of heat treatment of broiler mash at laboratory scale to evaluate Salmonella reduction during feed conditioning. J APPL POULTRY RES 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.japr.2020.100122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Shariat NW, Feye KM, Richards AK, Booher B, Flores Z, Rubinelli PM, Olson EG, Ricke SC. Incidence of Salmonella serovars isolated from commercial animal feed mills in the United States and serovar identification using CRISPR analysis. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 130:2141-2146. [PMID: 33190398 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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AIMS In this study, we sought to determine the incidence and diversity of Salmonella in a broad collection of commercial animal feeds collected from animal feed mills across the United States over an 11-month period and utilize CRISPR analysis to identify individual serovars. METHODS AND RESULTS Over two independent trials, 387 feed samples from 135 different animal feed mills in the United States were screened for Salmonella. A total of 6·2% (24/387) of samples were contaminated with Salmonella, which is concordant with similar studies. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-typing was used to serotype Salmonella isolates, and serovars Infantis and Tennessee were the most common. CONCLUSIONS Serogroups O:4 and O:7 were enriched in the feed samples, suggesting that these serogroups are better adapted to surviving in low moisture animal feeds. The study supports the utility of CRISPR to determine serovar type since most of the serovars identified in this study have been also isolated and identified in earlier studies using more classical serotyping methods. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This work contributes to a growing body of literature concerning the Salmonella prevalence in animal feeds and highlights the need to effectively mitigate pathogens in livestock and poultry feed.
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- N W Shariat
- Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Center for Food Safety, Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Center for Food Safety, Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Meat Science and Animal Biologicals Discovery Program, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Meat Science and Animal Biologicals Discovery Program, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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Global pork production has largely adopted on-farm biosecurity to minimize vectors of disease transmission and protect swine health. Feed and ingredients were not originally thought to be substantial vectors, but recent incidents have demonstrated their ability to harbor disease. The objective of this paper is to review the potential role of swine feed as a disease vector and describe biosecurity measures that have been evaluated as a way of maintaining swine health. Recent research has demonstrated that viruses such as porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and African Swine Fever Virus can survive conditions of transboundary shipment in soybean meal, lysine, and complete feed, and contaminated feed can cause animal illness. Recent research has focused on potential methods of preventing feed-based pathogens from infecting pigs, including prevention of entry to the feed system, mitigation by thermal processing, or decontamination by chemical additives. Strategies have been designed to understand the spread of pathogens throughout the feed manufacturing environment, including potential batch-to-batch carryover, thus reducing transmission risk. In summary, the focus on feed biosecurity in recent years is warranted, but additional research is needed to further understand the risk and identify cost-effective approaches to maintain feed biosecurity as a way of protecting swine health.
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Ricke SC, Dittoe DK, Richardson KE. Formic Acid as an Antimicrobial for Poultry Production: A Review. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:563. [PMID: 33088825 PMCID: PMC7494846 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Organic acids continue to receive considerable attention as feed additives for animal production. Most of the emphasis to date has focused on food safety aspects, particularly on lowering the incidence of foodborne pathogens in poultry and other livestock. Several organic acids are currently either being examined or are already being implemented in commercial settings. Among the several organic acids that have been studied extensively, is formic acid. Formic acid has been added to poultry diets as a means to limit Salmonella spp. and other foodborne pathogens both in the feed and potentially in the gastrointestinal tract once consumed. As more becomes known about the efficacy and impact formic acid has on both the host and foodborne pathogens, it is clear that the presence of formic acid can trigger certain pathways in Salmonella spp. This response may become more complex when formic acid enters the gastrointestinal tract and interacts not only with Salmonella spp. that has colonized the gastrointestinal tract but the indigenous microbial community as well. This review will cover current findings and prospects for further research on the poultry microbiome and feeds treated with formic acid.
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- Steven C. Ricke
- Department of Food Science, Center of Food Safety, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- Department of Food Science, Center of Food Safety, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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Muckey M, Huss AR, Yoder A, Jones C. Research Note: Evaluating the roles of surface sanitation and feed sequencing on mitigating Salmonella Enteritidis contamination on animal food manufacturing equipment. Poult Sci 2020; 99:3841-3845. [PMID: 32731970 PMCID: PMC7597915 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of flushing surfaces with untreated feed vs. the use of 2 different dry chemical sanitizers on residual surface and feed Salmonella Enteritidis contamination. First, a Salmonella-negative batch of poultry feed was mixed in 9 laboratory-scale paddle mixers. A feed sample was collected, and targeted locations on surfaces within the mixer were swabbed to confirm Salmonella-negative. Next, a Salmonella-positive batch of poultry feed was mixed, sampled, and mixer surfaces swabbed. Mean Salmonella Enteritidis contamination across all 9 mixers were 3.63 cfu/g for sampled feed and 1.27 cfu/cm2 for surface contamination. Next, the mixers manufactured one of the following treatments (3 mixers/treatment): 1) none (control); 2) a commercially available essential oil blend; or 3) rice hulls treated with a 10% concentration of a propriety blend of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA). After each treatment, each mixer manufactured another 2 batches of Salmonella-free feed (sequence 1 and sequence 2). Feed samples were collected, and surfaces were swabbed between each batch of feed. Manufacturing sequence (P < 0.0001) but not treatment (P > 0.05) impacted feed or surface contamination of Salmonella Enteritidis. There was Salmonella-positive residue in the batch of feed manufactured immediately after the positive control batch. However, no Salmonella residue was detected in batches of feed treated with either the commercial essential oil blend or MCFA. Low levels of Salmonella residue were observed from either feed (0.7 cfu/g for commercial essential oil blend) or surfaces (0.1 cfu/cm2 for MCFA) manufactured in sequence 1, but no residue was observed in sequence 2. These data suggest that sequencing of feed during manufacturing reduces Salmonella-positive contamination within animal food and on manufacturing surfaces, particularly after the second batch or with the use of chemical treatments.
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- Mary Muckey
- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
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Ge B, Domesle KJ, Gaines SA, Lam C, Bodeis Jones SM, Yang Q, Ayers SL, McDermott PF. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Indicator Organisms Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. Isolated from U.S. Animal Food, 2005-2011. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E1048. [PMID: 32679763 PMCID: PMC7409216 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8071048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The role animal food plays in the introduction of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria into the human food chain is not well understood. We conducted an analysis of 1025 samples (647 pet food and 378 animal feed) collected across the United States during 2005-2011 for two indicator organisms (Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp.). The overall prevalence ranged from 12.5% for E. coli to 45.2% for Enterococcus spp., and 11.2% of samples harbored both organisms. Regardless of bacterial genus, animal feed had significantly higher prevalence than pet food (p < 0.001). A general downward trend in prevalence was observed from 2005 to 2009 followed by an upward trend thereafter. Among E. coli isolates (n = 241), resistance was highest to tetracycline (11.2%) and below 5% for fourteen other antimicrobials. Among Enterococcus spp. isolates (n = 1074), Enterococcus faecium (95.1%) was the predominant species. Resistance was most common to tetracycline (30.1%) and ciprofloxacin (10.7%), but below 10% for thirteen other antimicrobials. Multidrug-resistant organisms were observed among both E. coli and Enterococcus spp. isolates at 3.3%. Compared to National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) 2011 retail meat and animal data, the overall resistance for both organisms was much lower in animal food. These findings help establish a historic baseline for the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance among U.S. animal food products and future efforts may be needed to monitor changes over time.
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- Beilei Ge
- Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 8401 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD 20708, USA; (K.J.D.); (S.A.G.); (C.L.); (S.M.B.J.); (Q.Y.); (S.L.A.); (P.F.M.)
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Magossi G, Lambertini E, Noll L, Bai J, Jones C, Nagaraja TG, Phebus R, Woodworth J, Trinetta V. Potential risk-factors affecting Salmonella sp. and Escherichia coli occurrence and distribution in Midwestern United States swine feed mills. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 129:1744-1750. [PMID: 32648660 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM This study aimed to evaluate the patterns and potential risk factors associated with the occurrence of Salmonella sp. and Escherichia coli in selected United States swine feed mills. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 405 samples were collected during fall 2018, spring and summer 2019 from selected sites including floors, equipment, shoes and feed in six feed mills in the US Midwest region. Each sample was analysed for the presence of Salmonella and E. coli with culture methods and confirmed by PCR. A survey regarding production volumes, hygiene practices and microbial testing capabilities was conducted in each facility All mills had at least one sampling site positive for either Salmonella or E. coli. Of the 405 samples, 4·7, and 14·1% were positive for Salmonella sp., and E. coli respectively. Sites with higher percentages of positive samples were the receiving, manufacturing, and control area floors. The survey responses indicated that the age of the mill might be a risk factor for bacterial contamination: the older the facility, the higher the number of positive samples. Other risk factors evaluated, such as the production capacity, did not appear to relate to bacterial prevalence. CONCLUSION The data documents the presence of E. coli and Salmonella in selected US swine feed mills, and an association between E. coli occurrence and number of ingredient suppliers to feed mill. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This information could be used to understand risk factors affecting the occurrence of Salmonella sp. and E. coli in feed mills and help implement monitoring and mitigation strategies for public health.
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- G Magossi
- Food Science Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Center for Health and Environmental Modeling, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, North Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Food Science Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.,Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, North Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, North Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Food Science Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.,Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, North Manhattan, KS, USA
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Dog treats might be contaminated with Salmonella. In Canada and the USA, outbreaks of human salmonellosis related to exposure to animal-derived dog treats were reported. Consequently, surveillance data on Salmonella contamination of dog treats have been gathered in many countries, but not in Japan. In the current study, we investigated whether dog treats in Japan were contaminated with Salmonella. Overall, 303 dog treats (of which 255 were domestically produced) were randomly collected and the presence of Salmonella investigated. Seven samples were positive for Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica. Among these isolates, three were identified as serovar 4,5,12:i:–; two were serovar Rissen; and two were serovar Thompson. All serovar 4,5,12:i:– and Thompson isolates were resistant to one or more drugs. Two serovar Rissen isolates were fully susceptible to all tested antimicrobial agents. All Salmonella isolates were susceptible to cefotaxime, ciprofloxacin and nalidixic acid. The gene blaTEM was detected in two serovar 4,5,12:i:– isolates. The blaCTX−M and blaCMY genes were not detected in any isolates. This study demonstrated that dog treats in Japan could constitute a potential source of dog and human Salmonella infections, including multidrug-resistant Salmonella isolates.
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Jones CK, Woodworth J, Dritz SS, Paulk CB. Reviewing the risk of feed as a vehicle for swine pathogen transmission. Vet Med Sci 2019; 6:527-534. [PMID: 31854118 PMCID: PMC7397925 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND While porcine biological hazards have had the potential to be transmitted through feed and feed mills for decades, the emerging threat of foreign animal disease has elevated the concern that these may enter or be transmitted throughout the domestic swine herd via a feed vehicle. OBJECTIVE The goal of this review was to describe the current classification for emerging porcine biological pathogen transmission through the feed supply chain so resources can be best directed towards those of highest risk. METHODS By assessing the pathogen severity to pigs and the probability of pathogen transmission through feed, an overall risk can be established using a hazard analysis matrix. RESULTS There is negligible risk for feed-based transmission of a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, Trichinella spiralis, Toxoplasma gondii, Salmonella Choleraesuis, Salmonella spp. except Choleraesuis and I 4,[5],12:i:-, porcine deltacoronavirus, Senecavirus A, mammalian orthoreovirus 3, foot and mouth disease virus, classical swine fever virus or Chinese pseudorabies virus. However, the combined severity and probability of Salmonella enterica serotype I 4,[5],12:i:-, porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus and African swine fever virus warrant a moderate risk characterization for transmission through the US feed supply chain. CONCLUSIONS This risk can be maintained below critical status by minimizing the likelihood that a pathogen can enter the feed supply chain, such as by excluding high-risk ingredients from facilities, extending biosecurity to mills, and considering proactive mitigation strategies. In reality, all these actions may be necessary to prevent the detrimental transmission of porcine biological hazards into the US swine herd through the feed supply chain.
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- Cassandra K Jones
- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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Kingsbury JM, Thom K, Erskine H, Olsen L, Soboleva T. Prevalence and Genetic Analysis of Salmonella enterica from a Cross-Sectional Survey of the New Zealand Egg Production Environment. J Food Prot 2019; 82:2201-2214. [PMID: 31742446 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-19-159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Epidemiological evidence suggests that Salmonella on New Zealand eggs is not an important pathway for human salmonellosis. However, robust nationally representative data for Salmonella contamination of eggs is not available to support this. To better understand the exposure of New Zealand commercial eggs to Salmonella, a cross-sectional survey collected data on prevalence and serotypes of Salmonella in the feed, laying sheds (feces, dust, and boot or manure belt swabs), and packhouses (egg contact surfaces) of New Zealand commercial egg layer farms. Salmonella was not detected on 16 of 28 surveyed farms, and 4 farms had only one positive sample. Of the 43 (13.3%) of 323 Salmonella-positive samples, dust samples had the highest prevalence (19 of 67, 28.4%), followed by boot or manure belt swabs (11 of 67, 16.4%), feces (7 of 67, 10.4%), packhouse egg contact surfaces (5 of 87, 5.7%), and feed (1 of 33, 3.0%). A significantly higher prevalence was from caged (33 of 75, 44.0%; P < 0.001) compared with cage-free (4 of 126, 3.2%) systems, yet multiple practices differ between laying systems, which could influence prevalence. Salmonella-positive packhouse samples were only identified on the three farms with the highest laying shed prevalence, and isolates were genetically related (as determined by single nucleotide polymorphism analyses) suggesting cross-contamination between the laying shed and packhouse surfaces. Serotypes isolated included Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Thompson, Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella Anatum, and Salmonella Mbandaka. Importantly, Salmonella Enteritidis, which causes egg-associated outbreaks internationally, was not isolated. Genomic comparisons of isolates supported the presence of a common contamination source in the shed and farm environments rather than multiple sporadic contamination events. This survey establishes a benchmark of Salmonella prevalence and types in the New Zealand egg production environment and provides a reference point for assessing the impact of changes to practices on Salmonella prevalence.
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- Joanne M Kingsbury
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, P.O. Box 29181, Christchurch 8540, New Zealand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5939-7255 [J.M.K.])
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, P.O. Box 29181, Christchurch 8540, New Zealand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5939-7255 [J.M.K.])
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, P.O. Box 29181, Christchurch 8540, New Zealand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5939-7255 [J.M.K.])
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- New Zealand Food Safety, Ministry for Primary Industries, P.O. Box 2526, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- New Zealand Food Safety, Ministry for Primary Industries, P.O. Box 2526, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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Anturaniemi J, Barrouin-Melo SM, Zaldivar-López S, Sinkko H, Hielm-Björkman A. Owners' perception of acquiring infections through raw pet food: a comprehensive internet-based survey. Vet Rec 2019; 185:658. [PMID: 31427409 PMCID: PMC6952838 DOI: 10.1136/vr.105122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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There has been concerns related to the risk of bacterial contamination from raw pet food to humans, but research is still scarce. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to use a worldwide internet survey-based data to evaluate the impact of raw pet foods on human health from the owners' experience. From 16 475 households, 0.2 per cent (n=39) reported having had a transmission of pathogen from the raw pet food to a human family member during the time that raw feeding had been used in the household. Only in three of those households the same pathogen that was found in the human sample was analysed and confirmed also in the raw pet food (0.02 per cent of all data). Moreover, 0.1 per cent (n=24) reported suspecting that a disease could have been transmitted to a human from the pet food. Feeding salmon and turkey, using more than 50 per cent of the diet as raw foods and preparing the raw food in the same place and utensils as the family foods all had negative association with infections. Having 2 to 6 year-old children living in the household was associated with more infections, although adults were the most frequently infected.
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- Johanna Anturaniemi
- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Genomics and Animal Breeding Group, Department of Genetics, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Parker EM, Edwards LJ, Mollenkopf DF, Ballash GA, Wittum TE, Parker AJ. Salmonella monitoring programs in Australian feed mills: a retrospective analysis. Aust Vet J 2019; 97:336-342. [PMID: 31328262 DOI: 10.1111/avj.12851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The availability of safe, commercially prepared stock feed for production animals is an important step in ensuring animal health and welfare and the safety of food animal products for human consumption. Animal feed quality assurance programs include microbiological monitoring of raw materials, mill equipment and finished feed. Over a period of 16 years, 23,963 samples for Salmonella culture and serotyping were collected from 22 stock feed mills. A multivariable generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) was used to identify mill and sample type factors that increase the odds of detecting Salmonella. The odds of detecting a Salmonella positive sample was greatest in samples from raw materials and in mills that processed restricted animal material (RAM). The percentage of positive samples ranged from 7.2% in 2003 to 2.8% in 2017. Of the 1,069 positive samples, 976 were serotyped with 61 different Salmonella serotypes isolated. The serotype most frequently isolated from raw materials was S. Agona, (n = 108) whilst S. Anatum was the serotype most frequently isolated from equipment and finished feed (n = 156). The diversity of Salmonella serotypes differed between mills and different stages of the production line. Microbiological monitoring in the commercial preparation of animal feed in Australian stock feed mills guides the implementation of quality control measures and risk mitigation strategies thereby reducing the prevalence and diversity of potentially zoonotic bacteria such as Salmonella, enhancing food safety for both animal and consumer.
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- E M Parker
- The Department of Animal Sciences, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, 1680 Madison Avenue Wooster, Ohio, 446911
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- Ridley AgriProducts Pty Ltd, 70-80, Bald Hill Road, Pakenham, Victoria, 3810, Australia
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- The Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1920 Coffey Road Columbus, Ohio, 43210
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- The Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1920 Coffey Road Columbus, Ohio, 43210
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- The Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1920 Coffey Road Columbus, Ohio, 43210
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- The Department of Animal Sciences, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, 1680 Madison Avenue Wooster, Ohio, 446911
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Chen CH, Yin HB, Upadhayay A, Brown S, Venkitanarayanan K. Efficacy of plant-derived antimicrobials for controlling Salmonella Schwarzengrund on dry pet food. Int J Food Microbiol 2019; 296:1-7. [PMID: 30818250 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Salmonella enterica is a major human pathogen that is responsible for 23,000 hospitalizations annually in the United States. Contact with contaminated pet food and infected companion animals can transmit salmonellosis to humans. Recent multistate human outbreaks of salmonellosis linked to commercial contaminated dry dog foods underscore the need for controlling the pathogen in pet foods for protecting pet and public health. In this study, the efficacy of five Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status, plant-derived antimicrobials (PDAs), namely trans-cinnamaldehyde (TC), carvacrol (CR), thymol (TY), eugenol (EG), and caprylic acid (CA) applied as a vegetable oil or chitosan based antimicrobial spray on dry pet food for reducing Salmonella Schwarzengrund was investigated. Three hundred gram portions of a commercial dry dog food were inoculated with a two-strain mixture of nalidixic acid (NA) resistant S. Schwarzengrund (~6 log CFU/g), followed by a spray treatment with 0%, 0.5%, 1% or 2% of TC, CR, TY, EG or CA in combination with 5% vegetable oil or 1% chitosan as a carrier. The control and treated dog food samples were stored at 25 °C for 28 days. On days 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 21, and 28, Salmonella on pet food was enumerated by serial dilution and plating on xylose lysine desoxycholate (XLD) agar. All PDAs at 1% and 2% applied in vegetable oil or chitosan reduced S. Schwarzengrund by at least ~2 log CFU/g on day 3 of storage when compared to control (P < 0.05). No significant reductions in Salmonella were observed on feed sprayed with only vegetable oil or chitosan (P > 0.05). Overall, 2% TC in vegetable oil or chitosan was the most effective treatment, where at least 3 to 3.5 log CFU/g reduction in bacterial populations was observed during storage (P < 0.05). Results suggest that the aforementioned PDAs could potentially be used as an antimicrobial spray to reduce S. Schwarzengrund on dry dog food. However, further studies on the acceptance of PDA-treated dry food by dogs are needed.
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- Chi-Hung Chen
- Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, 3636 Horsebarn Hill Road Ext. Unit 4040, 06269 Storrs, CT, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture, ARS, Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 201 BARC-East, 20705 Beltsville, MD, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, 1260 W. Maple, POSC 0-114, 72701-3100 Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, 3636 Horsebarn Hill Road Ext. Unit 4040, 06269 Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, 3636 Horsebarn Hill Road Ext. Unit 4040, 06269 Storrs, CT, USA.
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Magossi G, Bai J, Cernicchiaro N, Jones C, Porter E, Trinetta V. Seasonal Presence of Salmonella spp., Salmonella Typhimurium and Its Monophasic Variant Serotype I 4,[5],12:i:-, in Selected United States Swine Feed Mills. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2019; 16:276-281. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2018.2504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Gabriela Magossi
- Food Science Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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Ge B, Domesle KJ, Yang Q, Hammack TS, Wang SS, Deng X, Hu L, Zhang G, Hu Y, Lai X, Chou KX, Dollete JR, Hirneisen KA, La SP, Richter RS, Rai DR, Yousefvand AA, Park PK, Wu CH, Eames T, Kiang D, Sheng J, Wu D, Hahn L, Ledger L, Logie C, You Q, Slavic D, Cai H, Ayers SL, Young SR, Pamboukian R. Multi-Laboratory Validation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Screening Salmonella in Animal Food. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:562. [PMID: 30984125 PMCID: PMC6447708 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) has gained wide popularity in the detection of Salmonella in foods owing to its simplicity, rapidity, and robustness. This multi-laboratory validation (MLV) study aimed to validate a Salmonella LAMP-based method against the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM) Chapter 5 Salmonella reference method in a representative animal food matrix (dry dog food). Fourteen independent collaborators from seven laboratories in the United States and Canada participated in the study. Each collaborator received two sets of 24 blind-coded dry dog food samples (eight uninoculated; eight inoculated at a low level, 0.65 MPN/25 g; and eight inoculated at a high level, 3.01 MPN/25 g) and initiated the testing on the same day. The MLV study used an unpaired design where different test portions were analyzed by the LAMP and BAM methods using different preenrichment protocols (buffered peptone water for LAMP and lactose broth for BAM). All LAMP samples were confirmed by culture using the BAM method. BAM samples were also tested by LAMP following lactose broth preenrichment (paired samples). Statistical analysis was carried out by the probability of detection (POD) per AOAC guidelines and by a random intercept logistic regression model. Overall, no significant differences in POD between the Salmonella LAMP and BAM methods were observed with either unpaired or paired samples, indicating the methods were comparable. LAMP testing following preenrichment in buffered peptone water or lactose broth also resulted in insignificant POD differences (P > 0.05). The MLV study strongly supports the utility and applicability of this rapid and reliable LAMP method in routine regulatory screening of Salmonella in animal food.
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- Beilei Ge
- Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, United States
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- Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, United States
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- Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, United States
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- Office of Regulatory Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, United States Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD, United States
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- Office of Analytics and Outreach, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, United States Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD, United States
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- Office of Regulatory Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, United States Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD, United States
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- Office of Regulatory Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, United States Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD, United States
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- Office of Regulatory Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, United States Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD, United States
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- Northeast Food and Feed Laboratory, Office of Regulatory Affairs, United States Food and Drug Administration, Jamaica, NY, United States
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- Northeast Food and Feed Laboratory, Office of Regulatory Affairs, United States Food and Drug Administration, Jamaica, NY, United States
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- Pacific Southwest Food and Feed Laboratory, Office of Regulatory Affairs, United States Food and Drug Administration, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Pacific Southwest Food and Feed Laboratory, Office of Regulatory Affairs, United States Food and Drug Administration, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Pacific Southwest Food and Feed Laboratory, Office of Regulatory Affairs, United States Food and Drug Administration, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Pacific Southwest Food and Feed Laboratory, Office of Regulatory Affairs, United States Food and Drug Administration, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Pacific Southwest Food and Feed Laboratory, Office of Regulatory Affairs, United States Food and Drug Administration, Irvine, CA, United States
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- San Francisco Laboratory, Office of Regulatory Affairs, United States Food and Drug Administration, Alameda, CA, United States
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- San Francisco Laboratory, Office of Regulatory Affairs, United States Food and Drug Administration, Alameda, CA, United States
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- Food and Drug Laboratory Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, United States
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- Food and Drug Laboratory Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, United States
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- Food and Drug Laboratory Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, United States
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- Food and Drug Laboratory Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, United States
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- Office of Indiana State Chemist, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Office of Indiana State Chemist, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, United States
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- Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, United States
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- Office of Regulatory Science, Office of Regulatory Affairs, United States Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD, United States
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Milanov D, Aleksić N, Vidaković S, Ljubojević D, Čabarkapa I. Salmonella spp. in pet feed and risk it poses to humans. FOOD AND FEED RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.5937/ffr1901137m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Leiva A, Granados-Chinchilla F, Redondo-Solano M, Arrieta-González M, Pineda-Salazar E, Molina A. Characterization of the animal by-product meal industry in Costa Rica: Manufacturing practices through the production chain and food safety. Poult Sci 2018; 97:2159-2169. [PMID: 29562297 PMCID: PMC5972599 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Animal by-product rendering establishments are still relevant industries worldwide. Animal by-product meal safety is paramount to protect feed, animals, and the rest of the food chain from unwanted contamination. As microbiological contamination may arise from inadequate processing of slaughterhouse waste and deficiencies in good manufacturing practices within the rendering facilities, we conducted an overall establishment's inspection, including the product in several parts of the process.An evaluation of the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) was carried out, which included the location and access (i.e., admission) to the facilities, integrated pest management programs, physical condition of the facilities (e.g., infrastructure), equipments, vehicles and transportation, as well as critical control points (i.e., particle size and temperature set at 50 mm, 133°C at atmospheric pressure for 20 min, respectively) recommended by the OIE and the European Commission. The most sensitive points according to the evaluation are physical structure of the facilities (avg 42.2%), access to the facilities (avg 48.6%), and cleaning procedures (avg 51.4%).Also, indicator microorganisms (Salmonella spp., Clostridium spp., total coliforms, E. coli, E. coli O157:H7) were used to evaluate the safety in different parts of the animal meal production process. There was a prevalence of Salmonella spp. of 12.9, 14.3, and 33.3% in Meat and Bone Meal (MBM), poultry by-products, and fish meal, respectively. However, there were no significant differences (P = 0.73) in the prevalence between the different animal meals, according to the data collected.It was also observed that renderings associated with the poultry industry (i.e., 92.0%) obtained the best ratings overall, which reflects a satisfactory development of this sector and the integration of its production system as a whole.
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- A Leiva
- Research Center in Animal Nutrition (CINA), University of Costa Rica
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- Research Center in Tropical Diseases (CIET) and Department of Microbiology, University of Costa Rica
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- Research Center in Tropical Diseases (CIET) and Department of Microbiology, University of Costa Rica
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- Research Center in Tropical Diseases (CIET) and Department of Microbiology, University of Costa Rica
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- Research Center in Animal Nutrition (CINA), University of Costa Rica.,Department of Animal Science, University of Costa Rica
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Magossi G, Cernicchiaro N, Dritz S, Houser T, Woodworth J, Jones C, Trinetta V. Evaluation of Salmonella presence in selected United States feed mills. Microbiologyopen 2018; 8:e00711. [PMID: 30156384 PMCID: PMC6528605 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Salmonella is a pathogen of public health concern. Each year, Salmonella infections cost to the food industry approximately $2.3 billion and 33% of the reported cases are associated with beef, poultry, or pork. Pathogen presence in feed mills can represent one of the many potential routes for entry and transmission into the food production chain. Nevertheless, little is known about Salmonella incidence and association with these types of environments. The objective of this study was to investigate Salmonella presence in different feed mills across the United States. Eleven facilities were selected in eight states and 12 sites were sampled within each feed mill. Samples were analyzed following the FSIS guidelines for isolation and identification of Salmonella. Positive isolates were further investigated by a PCR analysis targeting the invA gene to differentiate for Salmonella enterica. The total number of environmental samples collected was 237: 66% resulted culture positive and 13.1% were PCR positive. All sampled feed mills had at least one culture positive site and following production flow the number of positive samples decreased from ingredient receiving to final product. These preliminary results demonstrate the presence of Salmonella in selected United States feed mills and suggest their potential role as vehicle for pathogen transmission and spread into the food production chain.
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- Gabriela Magossi
- Food Science Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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Domesle KJ, Yang Q, Hammack TS, Ge B. Validation of a Salmonella loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay in animal food. Int J Food Microbiol 2017; 264:63-76. [PMID: 29121500 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) has emerged as a promising alternative to PCR for pathogen detection in food testing and clinical diagnostics. This study aimed to validate a Salmonella LAMP method run on both turbidimetry (LAMP I) and fluorescence (LAMP II) platforms in representative animal food commodities. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s culture-based Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM) method was used as the reference method and a real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay was also performed. The method comparison study followed the FDA's microbiological methods validation guidelines, which align well with those from the AOAC International and ISO. Both LAMP assays were 100% specific among 300 strains (247 Salmonella of 185 serovars and 53 non-Salmonella) tested. The detection limits ranged from 1.3 to 28 cells for six Salmonella strains of various serovars. Six commodities consisting of four animal feed items (cattle feed, chicken feed, horse feed, and swine feed) and two pet food items (dry cat food and dry dog food) all yielded satisfactory results. Compared to the BAM method, the relative levels of detection (RLODs) for LAMP I ranged from 0.317 to 1 with a combined value of 0.610, while those for LAMP II ranged from 0.394 to 1.152 with a combined value of 0.783, which all fell within the acceptability limit (2.5) for an unpaired study. This also suggests that LAMP was more sensitive than the BAM method at detecting low-level Salmonella contamination in animal food and results were available 3days sooner. The performance of LAMP on both platforms was comparable to that of qPCR but notably faster, particularly LAMP II. Given the importance of Salmonella in animal food safety, the LAMP assays validated in this study holds great promise as a rapid, reliable, and robust method for routine screening of Salmonella in these commodities.
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- Kelly J Domesle
- Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 8401 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD 20708, USA
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- Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 8401 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD 20708, USA
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- Division of Microbiology, Office of Regulatory Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740, USA
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- Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 8401 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD 20708, USA.
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Shah DH, Paul NC, Sischo WC, Crespo R, Guard J. Population dynamics and antimicrobial resistance of the most prevalent poultry-associated Salmonella serotypes. Poult Sci 2017; 96:687-702. [PMID: 27665007 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pew342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Salmonella spp. is the most predominant bacterial cause of foodborne gastroenteritis in humans. Due to the risk of human infection associated with poultry products and the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance, Salmonella also poses a significant challenge to commercial poultry production. During the last decade (2002 to 2012), the 12 most prevalent poultry-associated Salmonella serotypes (MPPSTs) were frequently and consistently isolated from poultry products in the United States. These MPPSTs and their percent prevalence in poultry products include Kentucky (4%), Enteritidis (2%) Heidelberg (2%), Typhimurium (2%), S. I 4,[5],12:i:- (0.31%), Montevideo (0.20%), Infantis (0.16%) Schwarzengrund (0.15%), Hadar (0.15%), Mbandaka (0.13%), Thompson (0.12%), and Senftenberg (0.04%). All MPPSTs except Kentucky are among the top 30 clinically significant serotypes that cause human illnesses in the United States. However with the exception of a few widely studied serotypes such as S. Enteritidis and Typhimurium, the ecology and epidemiology of the majority of MPPSTs still remain poorly investigated. Published data from the United States suggests that MPPSTs such as Heidelberg, Typhimurium, Kentucky, and Sentfenberg are more likely to be multi-drug resistant (MDR, ≥3 antimicobial classes) whereas Enteritidis, Montevideo, Schwarzengrund, Hadar, Infantis, Thompson, and Mbandaka are generally pan-susceptible or display resistance to fewer antimicobials. In contrast, the majority of MPPSTs isolated globally have been reported to display MDR phenotype. There also appears to be an international spread of a few MDR serotypes including Kentucky, Schwarzengrund, Hadar, Thomson, Sentfenberg, and Enteritidis, which may pose significant challenges to the public health. The current knowledge gaps on the ecology, epidemiology, and antimicrobial resistance of MPPSTs are discussed.
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7040
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
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- Egg Quality and Safety Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Atlanta, GA 30605, USA
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Fredriksson-Ahomaa M, Heikkilä T, Pernu N, Kovanen S, Hielm-Björkman A, Kivistö R. Raw Meat-Based Diets in Dogs and Cats. Vet Sci 2017; 4:E33. [PMID: 29056692 PMCID: PMC5644655 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci4030033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2017] [Revised: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Feeding pets raw meat-based diets (RMBDs) is commonly practiced by many companion animal owners and has received increasing attention in recent years. It may be beneficial for the animals, but may also pose a health risk for both pets and their owners, as RMBDs may be contaminated by enteric pathogens-such as Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Yersinia-which are the most common zoonotic bacteria causing enteritis in humans. Little information exists on the prevalence of these pathogens in pet food, and thus one aim was to investigate the prevalence of Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Yersinia in commercial RMBDs from retail stores. Little evidence also exists on the significance of raw meat feeding on the shedding of Campylobacter, Salmonella, and enteropathogenic Yersinia in the feces of pets, and therefore, the second goal was to study the presence of these pathogens in dogs and cats fed RMBDs. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) only sporadically detected Campylobacter, Salmonella, and enteropathogenic Yersinia in RMBDs. These pathogens were not found by culturing, indicating a low contamination level in frozen RMBDs. They were also detected in the feces of dogs and cats, but the association with feeding RMBDs to them remained unclear.
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- Maria Fredriksson-Ahomaa
- Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 66, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 66, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 66, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 66, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 66, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 66, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Reimschuessel R, Grabenstein M, Guag J, Nemser SM, Song K, Qiu J, Clothier KA, Byrne BA, Marks SL, Cadmus K, Pabilonia K, Sanchez S, Rajeev S, Ensley S, Frana TS, Jergens AE, Chappell KH, Thakur S, Byrum B, Cui J, Zhang Y, Erdman MM, Rankin SC, Daly R, Das S, Ruesch L, Lawhon SD, Zhang S, Baszler T, Diaz-Campos D, Hartmann F, Okwumabua O. Multilaboratory Survey To Evaluate Salmonella Prevalence in Diarrheic and Nondiarrheic Dogs and Cats in the United States between 2012 and 2014. J Clin Microbiol 2017; 55:1350-1368. [PMID: 28202802 PMCID: PMC5405253 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02137-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Eleven laboratories collaborated to determine the periodic prevalence of Salmonella in a population of dogs and cats in the United States visiting veterinary clinics. Fecal samples (2,965) solicited from 11 geographically dispersed veterinary testing laboratories were collected in 36 states between January 2012 and April 2014 and tested using a harmonized method. The overall study prevalence of Salmonella in cats (3 of 542) was <1%. The prevalence in dogs (60 of 2,422) was 2.5%. Diarrhea was present in only 55% of positive dogs; however, 3.8% of the all diarrheic dogs were positive, compared with 1.8% of the nondiarrheic dogs. Salmonella-positive dogs were significantly more likely to have consumed raw food (P = 0.01), to have consumed probiotics (P = 0.002), or to have been given antibiotics (P = 0.01). Rural dogs were also more likely to be Salmonella positive than urban (P = 0.002) or suburban (P = 0.001) dogs. In the 67 isolates, 27 unique serovars were identified, with three dogs having two serovars present. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of 66 isolates revealed that only four of the isolates were resistant to one or more antibiotics. Additional characterization of the 66 isolates was done using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and whole-genome sequencing (WGS). Sequence data compared well to resistance phenotypic data and were submitted to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). This study suggests an overall decline in prevalence of Salmonella-positive dogs and cats over the last decades and identifies consumption of raw food as a major risk factor for Salmonella infection. Of note is that almost half of the Salmonella-positive animals were clinically nondiarrheic.
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- Renate Reimschuessel
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of Research, Laurel, Maryland, USA
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of Research, Laurel, Maryland, USA
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of Research, Laurel, Maryland, USA
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of Research, Laurel, Maryland, USA
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease, Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Tifton, Georgia, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Ohio Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA
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- Ohio Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA
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- Ohio Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department, Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, USA
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- Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department, Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, USA
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- Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department, Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences/WVDL, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences/WVDL, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Walther B, Tedin K, Lübke-Becker A. Multidrug-resistant opportunistic pathogens challenging veterinary infection control. Vet Microbiol 2017; 200:71-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A microbiological investigation on Salmonella contamination was conducted in two U.S. rendering plants to investigate the potential cross-contamination of Salmonella in the rendering processing environment. Sampling locations were predetermined at the areas where Salmonella contamination may potentially occur, including raw materials receiving, crax (rendered materials before grinding process) grinding, and finished meal loading-out areas. Salmonella was either enumerated directly on xylose lysine Tergitol 4 agar plates or enriched in Rappaport-Vassiliadis and tetrathionate broths. The presumptive Salmonella isolates were confirmed using CHROMagar plating and latex agglutination testing and then characterized using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, serotyping, and biofilm-forming determination. Among 108 samples analyzed, 79 (73%) samples were Salmonella positive after enrichment. Selected Salmonella isolates (n = 65) were assigned to 31 unique pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns, with 16 Salmonella serotypes, including Typhimurium and Mbandaka, identified as predominant serotypes and 10 Salmonella strains determined as strong biofilm formers. Our results indicated that the raw materials receiving area was the primary source of Salmonella and that the surfaces surrounding crax grinding and finished meal loading-out areas harbor Salmonella in biofilms that may recontaminate the finished meals. The same Salmonella serotypes found in both raw materials receiving and the finished meal loading-out areas suggested a potential of cross-contamination between different areas in the rendering processing environment.
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- Chao Gong
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
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Granados-Chinchilla F, Rodríguez C. Tetracyclines in Food and Feedingstuffs: From Regulation to Analytical Methods, Bacterial Resistance, and Environmental and Health Implications. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL METHODS IN CHEMISTRY 2017; 2017:1315497. [PMID: 28168081 PMCID: PMC5266830 DOI: 10.1155/2017/1315497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Antibiotics are widely used as growth promoters in animal husbandry; among them, the tetracyclines are a chemical group of relevance, due to their wide use in agriculture, surpassing in quantities applied almost every other antibiotic family. Seeing the considerable amounts of tetracyclines used worldwide, monitoring of these antibiotics is paramount. Advances must be made in the analysis of antibiotics to assess correct usage and dosage of tetracyclines in food and feedstuffs and possible residues in pertinent environmental samples. The tetracyclines are still considered a clinically relevant group of antibiotics, though dissemination of tolerance and resistance determinants have limited their use. This review focuses on four different aspects: (i) tetracyclines, usage, dosages, and regulatory issues that govern their food-related application, with particular attention to the prohibitions and restrictions that several countries have enforced in recent years by agencies from both the United States and the European Union, (ii) analytical methods for tetracyclines, determination, and residues thereof in feedstuffs and related matrices with an emphasis on the most relevant and novel techniques, including both screening and confirmatory methods, (iii) tetracycline resistance and tetracycline-resistant bacteria in feedstuff, and (iv) environmental and health risks accompanying the use of tetracyclines in animal nutrition. In the last two cases, we discuss the more relevant undesirable effects that tetracyclines exert over bacterial communities and nontarget species including unwanted effects in farmers.
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- Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales (CIET) and Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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Oni RA, Lambertini E, Buchanan RL. Assessing the potential for Salmonella growth in rehydrated dry dog food. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD CONTAMINATION 2016. [DOI: 10.1186/s40550-016-0043-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Yang Q, Domesle KJ, Wang F, Ge B. Rapid detection of Salmonella in food and feed by coupling loop-mediated isothermal amplification with bioluminescent assay in real-time. BMC Microbiol 2016; 16:112. [PMID: 27316515 PMCID: PMC4912795 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-016-0730-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Salmonella is among the most significant pathogens causing food and feed safety concerns. This study examined the rapid detection of Salmonella in various types of food and feed samples by coupling loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) with a novel reporter, bioluminescent assay in real-time (BART). Performance of the LAMP-BART assay was compared to a conventional LAMP and the commercially available 3M Molecular Detection Assay (MDA) Salmonella. Results The LAMP-BART assay was 100 % specific among 178 strains (151 Salmonella and 27 non-Salmonella) tested. The detection limits were 36 cells per reaction in pure culture and 104 to 106 CFU per 25 g in spiked food and feed samples without enrichment, which were comparable to those of the conventional LAMP and 3M MDA Salmonella but 5–10 min faster. Ground turkey showed a strong inhibition on 3M MDA Salmonella, requiring at least 108 CFU per 25 g for detection. The correlation between Salmonella cell numbers and LAMP-BART signals was high (R2 = 0.941–0.962), suggesting good quantification capability. After 24 h enrichment, all three assays accurately detected 1 to 3 CFU per 25 g of Salmonella among five types of food (cantaloupe, ground beef, ground turkey, shell eggs, and tomato) and three types of feed (cattle feed, chicken feed, and dry dog food) examined. However, 101 CFU per 25 g was required for cattle feed when tested by 3M MDA Salmonella. Conclusions The Salmonella LAMP-BART assay was rapid, specific, sensitive, quantitative, and robust. Upon further validation, it may become a valuable tool for routine screening of Salmonella in various types of food and feed samples.
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- Qianru Yang
- Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA.,Department of Food Science, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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- Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA
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- Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA.,Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA.
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Lambertini E, Mishra A, Guo M, Cao H, Buchanan RL, Pradhan AK. Modeling the long-term kinetics of Salmonella survival on dry pet food. Food Microbiol 2016; 58:1-6. [PMID: 27217351 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2016.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Due to multiple outbreaks and large-scale product recalls, Salmonella has emerged as a priority pathogen in dry pet food and treats. However, little data are available to quantify risks posed by these classes of products to both pets and their owners. Specifically, the kinetics of Salmonella survival on complex pet food matrices are not available. This study measured the long-term kinetics of Salmonella survival on a dry pet food under storage conditions commonly encountered during production, retail, and in households (aw < 0.60, 23 °C). A Salmonella enterica cocktail of 12 strains isolated from dry pet foods and treats was used to inoculate commercial dry dog food. Salmonella was enumerated on non-selective (BHI) and selective (XLD and BS) media. Results at 570 days indicated an initial relatively rapid decline (up to 54 days), followed by a much slower extended decline phase. The Weibull model provided a satisfactory fit for time series of Log-transformed Salmonella counts from all three media (δ: mean 4.65 day/Log (CFU/g); p: mean 0.364 on BHI). This study provides a survival model that can be applied in quantitative risk assessment models.
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- Elisabetta Lambertini
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; Center for Food Safety and Security Systems, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; Center for Food Safety and Security Systems, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; Center for Food Safety and Security Systems, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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Hsieh YC, Poole TL, Runyon M, Hume M, Herrman TJ. Prevalence of Nontyphoidal Salmonella and Salmonella Strains with Conjugative Antimicrobial-Resistant Serovars Contaminating Animal Feed in Texas. J Food Prot 2016; 79:194-204. [PMID: 26818979 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-15-163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The objective of this study was to characterize 365 nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica isolates from animal feed. Among the 365 isolates, 78 serovars were identified. Twenty-four isolates (7.0%) were recovered from three of six medicated feed types. Three of these isolates derived from the medicated feed, Salmonella Newport, Salmonella Typhimurium var. O 5- (Copenhagen), and Salmonella Lexington var. 15+ (Manila), displayed antimicrobial resistance. Susceptibility testing revealed that only 3.0% (12) of the 365 isolates displayed resistance to any of the antimicrobial agents. These 12 isolates were recovered from unmedicated dry beef feed (n = 3), medicated dry beef feed (n = 3), cabbage culls (n = 2), animal protein products (n = 2), dry dairy cattle feed (n = 1), and fish meal (n = 1). Only Salmonella Newport and Salmonella Typhimurium var. O 5- (Copenhagen) were multidrug resistant. Both isolates possessed the IncA/C replicon and the blaCMY-2 gene associated with cephalosporin resistance. Plasmid replicons were amplified from 4 of 12 resistant isolates. Plasmids (40 kb) were Salmonella Montevideo and Salmonella Kentucky. Conjugation experiments were done using 7 of the 12 resistant isolates as donors. Only Salmonella Montevideo, possessing a plasmid and amplifying IncN, produced transconjugants. Transconjugants displayed the same antimicrobial resistance profile as did the donor isolate. Three isolates that amplified replicons corresponding to IncA/C or IncHI2 did not produce transconjugants at 30 or 37°C. The results of this study suggest that the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella contaminating animal feed is low in Texas. However, Salmonella was more prevalent in feed by-products; fish meal had the highest prevalence (84%) followed by animal protein products (48%). Ten of the 35 feed types had no Salmonella contamination. Further investigation is needed to understand the possible role of specific feed types in the dissemination of antimicrobial resistant bacteria.
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- Yi-Cheng Hsieh
- Office of the Texas State Chemist, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas 77843, USA.
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, College Station, Texas 77845, USA
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- Office of the Texas State Chemist, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, College Station, Texas 77845, USA
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- Office of the Texas State Chemist, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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Karpe YA, Kanade GD, Pingale KD, Arankalle VA, Banerjee K. Genomic characterization of Salmonella bacteriophages isolated from India. Virus Genes 2016; 52:117-26. [PMID: 26757942 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-015-1269-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Salmonella are a medically important Gram-negative foodborne pathogen. Genomic diversity of Salmonella is increasingly studied but at the same time, we have limited knowledge of Salmonella phage diversity. In this study, we have isolated Salmonella phages from sewage and river water. Genomic characterization of 12 Salmonella phages was carried out using next-generation sequencing platform. Newly sequenced phages were classified based on amino acid sequence phylogenetic analysis. In newly sequenced phages, several virulence genes, DNA metabolism genes, tRNA genes, antibiotic resistance genes and genes not having known role in the life cycle of phages were identified. Annotations of newly sequenced phage genome showed the presence of polymyxin-b resistance gene and penicillin binding protein. Annotation identified number of genes which are involved in DNA metabolism. Results suggest that most of the phages having G + C content different than their host possess DNA metabolism genes. The presence of tRNAs in the genome of Salmonella_phage38-India was identified; however, we did not observe any correlation between tRNA genes and overall codon usage in the phage genome. It is suggested that the phage-encoded tRNAs may increase fitness of phages. In summary, we isolated novel Salmonella phages, determined full genome sequences and provided phylogenetic analysis-based classification.
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- Yogesh A Karpe
- Nanobioscience Group, Agharkar Research Institute, G. G. Agarkar Road, Pune, 411004, India.
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- Nanobioscience Group, Agharkar Research Institute, G. G. Agarkar Road, Pune, 411004, India
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- Nanobioscience Group, Agharkar Research Institute, G. G. Agarkar Road, Pune, 411004, India
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- Nanobioscience Group, Agharkar Research Institute, G. G. Agarkar Road, Pune, 411004, India
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- Nanobioscience Group, Agharkar Research Institute, G. G. Agarkar Road, Pune, 411004, India
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Lambertini E, Buchanan RL, Narrod C, Ford RM, Baker RC, Pradhan AK. Quantitative assessment of human and pet exposure to Salmonella associated with dry pet foods. Int J Food Microbiol 2016; 216:79-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Revised: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/05/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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