Antimicrobial resistance and genetic profiling of Escherichia coli from a commercial beef packing plant

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1508-1513

  Aslam, Mueen ^a   Service, Cara ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33746189411     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.7.1508     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Aslam, M., G. Greer, F. Nattress, C. Gill, and L. McMullen. 2004. Genotypic analysis of Escherichia coli recovered from product and equipment at a beef-packing plant. J. Appl. Microbiol. 97:78-86.
2. Aslam, M., F. Nattress, G. Greer, C. Yost, C. Gill, and L. McMullen. 2003. Origin of contamination and genetic diversity of Escherichia coli in beef cattle. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69:2794-2799.
3. Bell, R. G. 1997. Distribution and sources of microbial contamination on beef carcasses. J. Appl. Microbiol. 82:292-300.
4. Brown, M. H., C. O. Gill, J. Hollingsworth, R. Nickelson II, S. Seward, J. J. Sheridan, T. Stevenson, J. L. Sumner, D. M. Theno, W. R. Usborne, and D. Zink. 2000. The role of microbiological testing in systems for assuring the safety of beef. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 62:7-16.
5. Bryan, A., N. Shapir, and M. J. Sadowsky. 2004. Frequency and distribution of tetracycline resistance genes in genetically diverse nonselected and nonclinical Escherichia coli strains isolated from diverse human and animal sources. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:2503-2507.
6. Chen, J., and M. W. Griffiths. 1998. PCR differentiation of Escherichia coli from other gram-negative bacteria using primers derived from the nucleotide sequences flanking the gene encoding the universal stress protein. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 27:369-371.
7. Chen, S., S. Zhao, D. G. White, C. M. Schroeder, R. Lu, H. Yang, P. F. McDermott, S. Ayers, and J. Meng. 2004. Characterization of multiple- antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella serovars isolated from retail meats. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:1-7.
8. Entis, P., and I. Lerner. 1997. 24-hour presumptive enumeration of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in foods by using the ISO-GRID® method with SD-39 agar. J. Food Prot. 60:883-890.
9. Fey, P. D., T. J. Safranek, M. E. Rupp, E. F. Dunne, E. Ribot, P. C. Iwen, P. A. Bradford, F. Angulo, and S. H. Hinrichs. 2000. Ceftriax-one- resistant Salmonella infection acquired by a child from cattle. N. Engl. J. Med. 342:1242-1249.
10. Fluckey, W. M., M. M. Brashears, and G. H. Loneragan. 2004. The potential for cross-contamination traced by PFGE and the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of enteric bacteria recovered from feedlot cattle and their in-plant carcasses, P020, p. 60. Abstr. 91st Annu. Meet. Int. Assoc. Food Prot., 8 to 11 August 2004. International Association for Food Protection, Des Moines, Iowa.
11. Frank, J. F., and R. A. Koffi. 1990. Surface-adherent growth of Listeria monocytogenes is associated with increased resistance to surfactant sanitizers and heat. J. Food Prot. 53:550-554.
12. Galland, J. C., D. R. Hyatt, S. C. Crupper, and D. W. Acheson. 2001. Prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility, and diversity of Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates from a longitudinal study of beef cattle feedlots. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67:1619-1627.
13. Gill, C. O., M. Badoni, and J. C. McGinnis. 1999. Assessment of the adequacy of cleaning of equipment used for breaking beef carcasses. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 46:1-8.
14. Gill, C. O., and T. Jones. 2000. Microbiological sampling of carcasses by excision or swabbing. J. Food Prot. 63:167-173.
15. Gill, C. O., and J. C. McGinnis. 2000. Contamination of beef trimmings with Escherichia coli during a carcass breaking process. Food Res. Int. 33:125-130.
16. Gill, C. O., J. C. McGinnis, and J. Bryant. 2001. Contamination of beef chucks with Escherichia coli during carcass breaking. J. Food Prot. 64:1824-1827.
17. Hayes, J. R., L. L. English, P. J. Carter, T. Proescholdt, K. Y. Lee, D. D. Wagner, and D. G. White. 2003. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus species isolated from retail meats. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69:7153-7160.
18. Hoyle, D. V., C. M. Yates, M. E. Chase-Topping, E. J. Turner, S. E. Davies, J. C. Low, G. J. Gunn, M. E. J. Woolhouse, and S. G. B. Amyes. 2005. Molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial-resistant commensal Escherichia coli strains in a cohort of newborn calves. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71:6680-6688.
19. Johnson, J. R., A. C. Murray, A. Gajewski, M. Sullivan, P. Snippes, M. A. Kuskowski, and K. E. Smith. 2003. Isolation and molecular characterization of nalidixic acid-resistant extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli from retail chicken products. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 47:2161-2168.
20. Klein, G., and M. Bülte. 2003. Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Escherichia coli strains with verocytotoxic E. coli-associated virulence factors from food and animal faeces. Food Microbiol. 20:27-33.
21. Magwira, C. A., B. A. Gashe, and E. K. Collison. 2005. Prevalence and antibiotic resistance profiles of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in beef products from retail outlets in Gaborone, Botswana. J. Food Prot. 68:403-406.
22. Meng, J., S. Zhao, M. P. Doyle, and S. W. Joseph. 1998. Antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and O157:NM isolated from animals, food, and humans. J. Food Prot. 61:1511-1514.
23. Meunier, D., S. Baucheron, E. Chaslus-Dancla, J. L. Martel, and A. Cloeckaert. 2003. Florfenicol resistance in Salmonella enterica serovar Newport mediated by a plasmid related to R55 from Klebsiella pneumoniae. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 51:1007-1009.
24. Midelet, G., and B. Carpentier. 2002. Transfer of microorganisms, including Listeria monocytogenes, from various materials to beef. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 68:4015-4024.
25. Molbak, K., D. L. Baggesen, F. M. Aarestrup, J. M. Ebbesen, J. Engberg, K. Frydendahl, P. Gerner-Smidt, A. M. Petersen, and H. C. Wegener. 1999. An outbreak of multidrug-resistant, quinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium DT104. N. Engl. J. Med. 341:1420-1425.
26. Mulvey, M. R., E. Bryce, D. A. Boyd, M. Ofner-Agostini, A. M. Land, A. E. Simor, and S. Paton. 2005. Molecular characterization of cefoxitin-resistant Escherichia coli from Canadian hospitals. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 49:358-365.
27. NCCLS. 2004. Performance standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing: 14th informational supplement M100-S14. NCCLS, Wayne, Pa.
28. Ramchandani, M., A. R. Manges, C. DebRoy, S. P. Smith, J. R. Johnson, and L. W. Riley. 2005. Possible animal origin of human-associated multidrug-resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Clin. Infect. Dis. 40:251-257.
29. Roberts, M. C. 2003. Tetracycline therapy: update. Clin. Infect. Dis. 36:462-467.
30. Robredo, B., K. V. Singh, F. Baquero, B. E. Murray, and C. Torres. 2000. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated from animals and food. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 54:197-204.
31. Schroeder, C. M., D. G. White, and J. Meng. 2004. Retail meat and poultry as a reservoir of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli. Food Microbiol. 21:249-255.
32. Schroeder, C. M., C. Zhao, C. DebRoy, J. Torcolini, S. Zhao, D. G. White, D. D. Wagner, P. F. McDermott, R. D. Walker, and J. Meng. 2002. Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli O157 isolated from humans, cattle, swine, and food. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 68:576-581.
33. Vali, L., K. A. Wisely, M. C. Pearce, E. J. Turner, H. I. Knight, A. W. Smith, and S. G. Amyes. 2004. High-level genotypic variation and antibiotic sensitivity among Escherichia coli O157 strains isolated from two Scottish beef cattle farms. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:5767-5768.
34. Van Donkersgoed, J., K. Manninen, A. Potter, S. McEwen, V. Bohaychuk, S. Klashinsky, A. Deckert, and R. Irwin. 2003. Antimicrobial susceptibility of hazard analysis critical control point Escherichia coli isolates from federally inspected beef processing plants in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. Can. Vet. J. 44:723-728.
35. White, D. G., C. Hudson, J. J. Maurer, S. Ayers, S. Zhao, M. D. Lee, L. Bolton, T. Foley, and J. Sherwood. 2000. Characterization of chloramphenicol and florfenicol resistance in Escherichia coli associated with bovine diarrhea. J. Clin. Microbiol. 38:4593-4598.
36. White, D. G., S. Zhao, R. Sudler, S. Ayers, S. Friedman, S. Chen, P. F. McDermott, D. D. Wagner, and J. Meng. 2001. The isolation of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella from retail ground meats. N. Engl. J. Med. 345:1147-1154.