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Pathogenicity, resistance patterns, virulence traits, and resistance genes of re-emerging extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Aeromonas veronii in Oreochromis niloticus
Aeromonas veronii , a threatening fish pathogen, is implicated in food-borne infections in humans, contributing to substantial economic losses in the aquaculture sector. To examine the occurrence, resistance profiles, 16SrRNA sequence analysis, virulence-determinant and resistance genes, and pathoge...
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Published in: | Aquaculture international 2024-10, Vol.32 (5), p.6987-7006 |
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Summary: | Aeromonas veronii
, a threatening fish pathogen, is implicated in food-borne infections in humans, contributing to substantial economic losses in the aquaculture sector. To examine the occurrence, resistance profiles,
16SrRNA
sequence analysis, virulence-determinant and resistance genes, and pathogenicity of
A. veronii
isolated from Nile tilapia (
Oreochromis niloticus
), almost 150 fish weighing 75 ± 10 g (apparently healthy;
n
= 50 and moribund fish;
n
= 100) were collected from commercial farms in Ismailia Governorate, Egypt. Subsequently, the clinical, post-mortem, and bacteriological examinations were carried out. The overall prevalence of
A. veronii
in the collected
O. niloticus
was 18.6% (28/150), where the pathogen was only detected in the moribund one. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the tested isolate exhibited significant genetic identity with other strains from diverse locations and origins in China and Egypt. PCR showed that
aer
A (95.4%) was the most predominant virulence gene associated with
A. veronii
isolates retrieved from
O. niloticus
, followed by
hly
(80.3%),
ast
and
ser
(69.7% for each), and
alt
(50.1%). Moreover, 40.9% of the obtained isolates were extensively drug-resistant (XDR) to seven classes and inherited
bla
TEM
,
tet
A,
bla
CTX-M
, and
sul
1 genes. Besides, 6.1% of the recovered isolates were carbapenem-resistant and XDR to seven classes harboring
bla
TEM
,
bla
NDM
, bla
CTX-M
,
sul
1, and
tet
A genes. The cumulative mortality rate was 86.7% in the fish group injected with a virulent
A. veronii
strain at a concentration of 3 × 10
8
CFU/mL. Concisely, this study underscored the existence of XDR
A. veronii
in
O. niloticus
specifying a public health hazard. XDR
A. veronii
isolated from
O. niloticus
commonly inherited
aer
A,
ast
,
ser
, and
alt
virulence-determinant genes and
bla
TEM
,
sul
1,
bla
CTX-M
, and
tet
A resistance genes. |
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ISSN: | 0967-6120 1573-143X |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10499-024-01498-0 |