Antibiotic susceptibility and genotyping by RAPD of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from retailed ready-to-eat sushi

A study to determine the antibiotic sensitivity pattern and genotyping using RAPD-PCR was performed on 50 C. jejuni isolated from sushi retailed in different supermarkets. With less than half of the isolates susceptible to the antibiotics tested, resistant to two or more antibiotics were observed in...

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Main Authors: Tan, Yee Fen, Haresh, Kumar Kantilal, Chai, Lay Ching, Radu, Son
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40901/
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author Tan, Yee Fen
Haresh, Kumar Kantilal
Chai, Lay Ching
Radu, Son
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Chai, Lay Ching
Radu, Son
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description A study to determine the antibiotic sensitivity pattern and genotyping using RAPD-PCR was performed on 50 C. jejuni isolated from sushi retailed in different supermarkets. With less than half of the isolates susceptible to the antibiotics tested, resistant to two or more antibiotics were observed in most of the isolates. The banding patterns obtained from RAPD-PCR revealed that no predominant clone exists and the bacterial population is rather diverse. Hence, the resistance of the C. jejuni to different classes of antibiotic as well as their diverse genotypes suggests that these C. jejuni isolates were generated from different sources in the contaminated supermarkets where sushi were retailed. Our data showed that C. jejuni can be an important reservoir for resistance genes and that study with comprehensive collections of samples are urgently required to establish better measures to reduce or eliminate the risk from antibiotic resistant and pathogenic bacteria originating from minimally processed ready-to-eat food.
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spelling upm-409012015-10-09T04:50:55Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40901/ Antibiotic susceptibility and genotyping by RAPD of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from retailed ready-to-eat sushi Tan, Yee Fen Haresh, Kumar Kantilal Chai, Lay Ching Radu, Son A study to determine the antibiotic sensitivity pattern and genotyping using RAPD-PCR was performed on 50 C. jejuni isolated from sushi retailed in different supermarkets. With less than half of the isolates susceptible to the antibiotics tested, resistant to two or more antibiotics were observed in most of the isolates. The banding patterns obtained from RAPD-PCR revealed that no predominant clone exists and the bacterial population is rather diverse. Hence, the resistance of the C. jejuni to different classes of antibiotic as well as their diverse genotypes suggests that these C. jejuni isolates were generated from different sources in the contaminated supermarkets where sushi were retailed. Our data showed that C. jejuni can be an important reservoir for resistance genes and that study with comprehensive collections of samples are urgently required to establish better measures to reduce or eliminate the risk from antibiotic resistant and pathogenic bacteria originating from minimally processed ready-to-eat food. Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40901/1/04%20IFRJ-2008-117%20Tan%20Malaysia%20FINAL.pdf Tan, Yee Fen and Haresh, Kumar Kantilal and Chai, Lay Ching and Radu, Son (2009) Antibiotic susceptibility and genotyping by RAPD of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from retailed ready-to-eat sushi. International Food Research Journal, 16 (1). pp. 31-38. ISSN 1985-4668; ESSN: 2231-7546 http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/16%20%281%29%202009/04%20IFRJ-2008-117%20Tan%20Malaysia%20FINAL.pdf
spellingShingle Tan, Yee Fen
Haresh, Kumar Kantilal
Chai, Lay Ching
Radu, Son
Antibiotic susceptibility and genotyping by RAPD of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from retailed ready-to-eat sushi
title Antibiotic susceptibility and genotyping by RAPD of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from retailed ready-to-eat sushi
title_full Antibiotic susceptibility and genotyping by RAPD of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from retailed ready-to-eat sushi
title_fullStr Antibiotic susceptibility and genotyping by RAPD of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from retailed ready-to-eat sushi
title_full_unstemmed Antibiotic susceptibility and genotyping by RAPD of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from retailed ready-to-eat sushi
title_short Antibiotic susceptibility and genotyping by RAPD of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from retailed ready-to-eat sushi
title_sort antibiotic susceptibility and genotyping by rapd of campylobacter jejuni isolated from retailed ready-to-eat sushi
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40901/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40901/1/04%20IFRJ-2008-117%20Tan%20Malaysia%20FINAL.pdf