Agents of Campylobacteriosis in Different Meat Matrices in Brazil

Micaela Guidotti Takeuchi, Roberta Torres de Melo, Carolyne Ferreira Dumont, Jéssica Laura Miranda Peixoto, Gabriella Rayane Aparecida Ferreira, Mariana Comassio Chueiri, Jocasta Rodrigues Iasbeck, Marcela Franco Timóteo, Bárbara de Araújo Brum and Daise Aparecida Rossi
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Micaela Guidotti Takeuchi: Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia 38402-018, Brazil
Roberta Torres de Melo: Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia 38402-018, Brazil
Carolyne Ferreira Dumont: Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia 38402-018, Brazil
Jéssica Laura Miranda Peixoto: Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia 38402-018, Brazil
Gabriella Rayane Aparecida Ferreira: Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia 38402-018, Brazil
Mariana Comassio Chueiri: Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia 38402-018, Brazil
Jocasta Rodrigues Iasbeck: Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia 38402-018, Brazil
Marcela Franco Timóteo: Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia 38402-018, Brazil
Bárbara de Araújo Brum: Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia 38402-018, Brazil
Daise Aparecida Rossi: Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia 38402-018, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: We aimed to identify the prevalence of thermophilic species of Campylobacter in meats of different species available on the Brazilian commercial market and to determine the genetic diversity, antimicrobial resistance and virulence potential of the isolates. A total of 906 samples, including chicken, beef and pork carcasses and chicken and beef livers, were purchased in retail outlets, and prevalences of 18.7% (46/246), 3.62% (5/138), 10.14% (14/138), 3.62% (5/138) and 4.47% (11/132), respectively, were identified, evidencing the dissemination of genotypes in the main producing macro-regions. Of all isolates, 62.8% were classified as multidrug resistant (MDR), with resistance to amoxicillin-clavulanate (49.4%), tetracycline (51.8%) and ciprofloxacin (50.6%) and co-resistance to macrolides and fluoroquinolones (37.1%). Multivirulent profiles were identified mainly in isolates from chicken carcasses (84.8%), and the emergence of MDR/virulent strains was determined in pork isolates. All isolates except those from chicken carcasses showed a high potential for biofilm formation (71.4% luxS ) and consequent persistence in industrial food processing. For chicken carcasses, the general virulence was higher in C. jejuni (54.3%), followed by C. coli (24%) and Campylobacter spp. (21.7%), and in the other meat matrices, Campylobacter spp. showed a higher prevalence of virulence (57.2%). The high rates of resistance and virulence reinforce the existence of strain selection pressure in the country, in addition to the potential risk of strains isolated not only from chicken carcasses, but also from other meat matrices.

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; chilled meat; frozen meat; RAPD; virulence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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