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Barbuddhe SB, Rawool DB, Doijad SP, Vergis J, Malik SS, Chakraborty T. Ecology of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria species in India: the occurrence, resistance to biocides, genomic landscape and biocontrol. Environ Microbiol 2021; 24:2759-2780. [PMID: 34693631 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Listeria monocytogenes, the causative agent of listeriosis, has been implicated in increasing foodborne outbreaks worldwide. The disease is manifested in various forms ranging from severe sepsis in immune-compromised individuals, febrile gastroenteritis, still birth, abortions and meningoencephalitis. In India, data from studies on the detection and molecular epidemiological analysis of L. monocytogenes are only recently emerging. The presence of Listeria in different ecological niches has been recorded from India, including foods, soil, vegetables, mangrove swamps, seafood, freshwater fishes, clinical cases, and also insects. The organism has also been isolated from women with spontaneous abortions, miscarriage or recurrent obstetric history, aborted foetuses, animal clinical cases and wildlife samples. A novel species of Listeria has also been characterized. Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from clinical, environmental, and foods showed biofilm-forming abilities. Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b isolates of ST328, a predominant and unique ST observed in India, was repeatedly isolated from different sources, times, and geographical locations. Here, we reviewed the occurrence of Listeria in different sources in India, its resistance to biocides, and provide epidemiological analysis on its genomic landscape.
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- ICAR- National Research Centre on Meat, Chengicherla, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500092, India
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, 35392, Germany.,German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Giessen, 35392, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Wayanad, Kerala, 673576, India
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- Division of Veterinary Public Health, ICAR- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, 35392, Germany.,German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Giessen, 35392, Germany
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Zahirnia Z, Mansouri S, Saffari F. Pregnancy-related listeriosis: frequency and genotypic characteristics of L. monocytogenes from human specimens in Kerman, Iran. Wien Med Wochenschr 2018; 169:226-231. [PMID: 30178426 DOI: 10.1007/s10354-018-0648-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that can pose serious complications during pregnancy and neonatal infection. This study aimed to determine the frequency of L. monocytogenes infection, prevalent serotypes, and virulence genes among pregnant women and those experiencing miscarriages in Kerman, Iran. Out of 200 vaginal swabs, 4.5 and 29.5% of specimens were positive for L. monocytogenes infection as identified by culture and molecular methods, respectively. The majority of isolates from positive cultures (89%) of pregnant women resulted in stillbirth, death, and blindness. The most prevalent virulence determinants were inl B, prf A, and act A. The majority of isolates were non-typable. A history of miscarriage and gestational age are known to be significantly associated with the presence of infection. This study emphasizes the importance of initial screening for L. monocytogenes in pregnant women in Iran. Molecular methods may be useful in this process. Increasing the awareness of pregnant women could be effective in reducing pregnancy-related listeriosis.
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- Zahra Zahirnia
- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Braga V, Vázquez S, Vico V, Pastorino V, Mota MI, Legnani M, Schelotto F, Lancibidad G, Varela G. Prevalence and serotype distribution of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from foods in Montevideo-Uruguay. Braz J Microbiol 2017. [PMID: 28629969 PMCID: PMC5628299 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjm.2017.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The aim of this work was to study the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in foods obtained in retail shops and food industries located in Montevideo-Uruguay, and to identify the serogroups of the obtained isolates. Three-thousand one-hundred and seventy-five food samples (frozen, deli meats, ready-to-eat and cheese) were analyzed. The obtained isolates were serogrouped by multiplex PCR and serotyped by conventional procedure. Genetic comparisons were performed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis on a sub-set of isolates belonging to the same serotype successively recovered from the same establishment. L. monocytogenes was isolated from 11.2% of samples. The highest prevalence was observed in frozen foods (38%), followed by cheese (10%). 1/2b and 4b were the most frequently identified serotypes. In six of 236 analyzed establishments we successively recovered L. monocytogenes isolates belonging to the same serotype. Most of them corresponded to serotype 1/2b. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles suggest that at least 33% of L. monocytogenes 1/2b isolates are genetically related and that may remain viable for prolonged periods. The observed prevalence of L. monocytogenes was lower than reported in neighboring countries. Our findings highlight the role that frozen foods may play in the spread of this pathogen, and the relevance of serotypes 1/2b and 4b.
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- Valeria Braga
- Laboratorio de Bromatología - Intendencia de Montevideo, Isla de Flores 1323, Montevideo, Uruguay; Departamento de Bacteriología y Virología - Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina - UdelaR, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Bromatología - Intendencia de Montevideo, Isla de Flores 1323, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bacteriología y Virología - Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina - UdelaR, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Bromatología - Intendencia de Montevideo, Isla de Flores 1323, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bacteriología y Virología - Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina - UdelaR, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Bromatología - Intendencia de Montevideo, Isla de Flores 1323, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bacteriología y Virología - Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina - UdelaR, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Bromatología - Intendencia de Montevideo, Isla de Flores 1323, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bacteriología y Virología - Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina - UdelaR, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Fayemi PO, Öztürk I, Özcan C, Muguruma M, Yetim H, Sakata R, Ahhmed A. Antimicrobial activity of extracts of Callistemon citrinus flowers and leaves against Listeria monocytogenes in beef burger. JOURNAL OF FOOD MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11694-017-9464-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Doijad S, Lomonaco S, Poharkar K, Garg S, Knabel S, Barbuddhe S, Jayarao B. Multi-Virulence-Locus Sequence Typing of 4bListeria monocytogenesIsolates Obtained from Different Sources in India over a 10-Year Period. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2014; 11:511-6. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2013.1716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Swapnil Doijad
- ICAR Research Complex for Goa, Old Goa, Goa, India
- Penn State Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Penn State Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Microbiology, Goa University, Goa, India
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- Penn State Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- Penn State Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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