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Lilium spp., as unnoticed environmental vector, spreading OptrA-carrying Enterococcus spp.

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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 816, 期 -, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151540

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR); Flower; optrA; Enterococcus; Environmental dissemination

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  1. National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFD0501300]
  2. Program for Innovative Research Team in the University of Ministry of Education of China [IRT_17R39]
  3. Foundation for Innovation and Strengthening School Project of Guangdong, China [2016KCXTD010]
  4. Guangdong Special Support Program innovation team [2019BT02N054]

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This study investigated the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance genes in fresh flowers from Guangzhou, China. The results showed the presence of multidrug-resistant Enterococcus isolates and the detection of optrA-positive Enterococcus strains, highlighting the potential risk of antimicrobial resistance dissemination from flowers to humans.
Flower is an essential element in the human lifestyle but its role in disseminating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) between the environment and humans is unclear. In this study, we screened fresh flowers (Lilium spp.) collected from planting bases, market and florists in Guangzhou China aiming to investigate the prevalence of AMR genes, particularly cfr, optrA and poxtA mediating resistance to linezolid, a first-line drug for the treatment of different Gram-positive bacterial infections. We found 223 Enterococcus isolates consisting of Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus mundtii, and >50% of these isolates exhibited multiple-drug resistance. Additionally, 31 optrA-positive Enterococcus including 22 E. faecalis and 9 E. mundtii strains were recovered, however cfr and poxtA were not detected. The 22 E. faecalis strains were belonged to 7 Multilocus sequence types in which ST202 and ST376 were predominant and 9 E. mundtii strains from the same plantation bases were divided into three PFGE groups. Genetically, the majority of optrA were located on the chromosome and shared similar insertion sites and transpositions mediated by Tn554 family members. Plasmid-bearing optrA were identified in 6 E. faecalis strains where IS1216 family played key roles in horizontal transfer of optrA. These findings emphasize that the prevalence of drug resistant Enterococcus in fresh flowers is a latent danger and increases the risk of AMR dissemination to humans from the environment. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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