Conjugal transfer of erm(B) and multiple tet genes from Lactobacillus spp. to bacterial pathogens in animal gut, in vitro and during food fermentation.

Surya Chandra Rao, Thumu and Prakash, M. Halami (2019) Conjugal transfer of erm(B) and multiple tet genes from Lactobacillus spp. to bacterial pathogens in animal gut, in vitro and during food fermentation. Food Research International, 116. pp. 1066-1075. ISSN 0963-9969

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Abstract

Three strains of Lactobacillus comprising Lactobacillus salivarius (CHS-1E and CH7-1E) and Lactobacillus reuteri (CH2-2) previously isolated from chicken meat were analyzed for their transferability of antibiotic resistance (AR) genes to pathogenic strains under in vivo, in vitro, and during food fermentation. For in vivo model, Albino Wistar rats were inoculated with 1010 CFU/g/ml of Enterococcus faecalis JH2-2 (recipient). After 7 days, either of two donors L. salivarius CH7-1E or L. reuteri [harbouring erythromycin and tetracycline resistance genes] were introduced at a concentration of 109 CFU/ml daily for 1 week. Two days after donor introduction, there was a stable increase in the number of transconjugants in the animal faeces from 102 to 103 CFU/g and presented erm (B), tet(M), tet(L) and tet(W) in their genome like donor strains. Similar observations were made with in vitro filter mating between CHS-1E, CH2-2 and CH7-1E and E. faecalis JH2-2 with transfer frequencies of 1×10−4, 3.8×10−3 and 2×10−3 per donor cell respectively. With the results obtained in vivo and in vitro, the AR transferability of donor strains was estimated during food fermentation (chicken sausage, fermented milk or idli batter) with pathogenic recipient strains added as contaminants. At the end of mating period, phenotypic resistance to erythromycin and tetracycline in Listeria monocytogenes and Yersinia enterocolitica strains was observed. This study showed the ability of food borne Lactobacillus in diffusing their AR traits in diverse natural environments increasing their concern of AR dissemination in the food chain when used as food additives and/or probiotics.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Lactobacillus Antibiotic resistance In vitro In vivo conjugation and food fermentation
Subjects:	500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 07 Life Sciences > 04 Microbiology > 02 Bacteriology 600 Technology > 05 Chemical engineering > 04 Fermentation Technology
Divisions:	Food Microbiology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	04 Feb 2019 06:37
Last Modified:	04 Feb 2019 06:37
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/13913

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