Detection of chromosomal and plasmid-mediated mechanisms of colistin resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from Indian food samples

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Abdul GhafurBalaji Veeraraghavan

Abstract

Numerous previous publications on the detection of bacterial isolates harbouring the mcr-1 gene from animals and humans strongly suggest an underlying route of transmission of colistin resistance via the food chain. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of colistin-resistant (Col-R) bacteria in Indian food samples and to identify the underlying mechanisms conferring colistin resistance. Raw food material, including poultry meat, mutton meat, fish, fruit and vegetables, collected from food outlets in Chennai, India, were processed to identify Col-R bacteria using eosin methylene blue agar supplemented with colistin. Colistin minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined by the broth microdilution method. PCR for the mcr-1 and mcr-3 genes was performed on Col-R Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates. Mutations in the mgrB gene were analysed in K. pneumoniae isolates. One representative mcr-1-positive E. coli was subjected to whole-genome sequencing. Of 110 food samples tested, 51 (46.4%) were positive for non-intrinsic Col-R Gram-negative bacteria. Three E. coli isolates were found to harbour mcr-1, whereas none were positive for mcr-3. Ten K. pneumoniae isolates had alterations in mgrB, wi...Continue Reading

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