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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/KFAS.2022.0505

Detection of Vancomycin Resistance Genes and Antibiotic Resistance Characteristics of Enterococcus spp. Isolated from Inland Pollution Sources Near Shellfish Farms on the West Coast of South Korea  

Jeong, Yeon Gyeom (West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Park, Bo Mi (West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Hwang, Jin Ik (West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Kim, Min Ju (Korea Food Research Institute)
Oh, Eun Gyoung (West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.55, no.5, 2022 , pp. 505-513 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, 143 strains of Enterococcus spp. were isolated from inland pollution sources near shellfish farms on the west coast of South Korea. Not all isolated Enterococcus spp. strains possessed vancomycin resistance genes (VanA and VanB). However, since vancomycin-resistance Enterococcus (VRE) have been detected not only in the clinical field but also out in the world, it is possible that the VRE gene may be transferred to other bacterial strains commonly found in coastal waters where seafood is produced. It is important to monitor trends in the appearance of VRE. In addition, antimicrobial resistance patterns of isolates were examined in this study. Overall antimicrobial resistance rates were high: ciprofloxacin (32.2% of isolates resistant), chloramphenicol (30.8%), quinupristin/dalfopristin (19.6%), and tylosin (15.4%). Eight E. faecium strains (6.2%), out of the 129 strains assessed, showed multidrug resistance. All multidrug-resistant E. faecium showed resistance to erythromycin, quinupristin/dalfopristin, tetracycline, and tylosin, in all 14 strains. All multidrug-resistant E. faecalis showed resistance to erythromycin, quinupristin/dalfopristin, tetracycline, and tylosin. Both multidrug-resistant E. faecium and multidrug-resistant E. faecalis showed common resistance to erythromycin, quinupristin/dalfopristin, tetracycline, and tylosin.
Keywords
Antimicrobial resistance; Enterococcus spp.; Inland pollution source; Multidrug resistance; VRE;
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