Emerging of Multidrug-Resistant Cronobacter sakazakii Isolated from Infant Supplementary Food in China
Xin Gan, Menghan Li, Jin Xu, Shaofei Yan, Wei Wang, Fengqin Li
Abstract
isolates, isolated mainly from clinical cases but occasionally from foods, have been reported in recent years. In this study, we successfully identified two MDR Cronobacter sakazakii isolates from infant foods based on nationwide surveillance and genome sequencing in China. Genomic analysis revealed that these two MDR C. sakazakii strains acquired resistance genes from other species via different evolution and transmission routes. It is important to monitor MDR C. sakazakii isolates in infant foods, and appropriate control measures should be taken to reduce the contamination with and transmission of this MDR bacterium.
Topics & Concepts
Cronobacter sakazakiiMicrobiologyCronobacterBiologyMultiple drug resistanceVirulenceAmpicillinAntibiotic resistanceAntimicrobialSulfamethoxazoleTetracyclineTrimethoprimDrug resistanceInfant formulaAntibioticsEnterobacterGeneGeneticsFood scienceEscherichia coliEnterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter ResearchBacteriophages and microbial interactions