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Molluscs—A ticking microbial bomb

Bivalve shellfish consumption (ark shells, clams, cockles, and oysters) has increased over the last decades. Following this trend, infectious disease outbreaks associated with their consumption have been reported more frequently. Molluscs are a diverse group of organisms found wild and farmed. They...

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Autores principales: Kijewska, Agnieszka, Koroza, Aleksandra, Grudlewska-Buda, Katarzyna, Kijewski, Tomasz, Wiktorczyk-Kapischke, Natalia, Zorena, Katarzyna, Skowron, Krzysztof
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9868776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36699600
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1061223
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author Kijewska, Agnieszka
Koroza, Aleksandra
Grudlewska-Buda, Katarzyna
Kijewski, Tomasz
Wiktorczyk-Kapischke, Natalia
Zorena, Katarzyna
Skowron, Krzysztof
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Koroza, Aleksandra
Grudlewska-Buda, Katarzyna
Kijewski, Tomasz
Wiktorczyk-Kapischke, Natalia
Zorena, Katarzyna
Skowron, Krzysztof
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description Bivalve shellfish consumption (ark shells, clams, cockles, and oysters) has increased over the last decades. Following this trend, infectious disease outbreaks associated with their consumption have been reported more frequently. Molluscs are a diverse group of organisms found wild and farmed. They are common on our tables, but unfortunately, despite their great taste, they can also pose a threat as a potential vector for numerous species of pathogenic microorganisms. Clams, in particular, might be filled with pathogens because of their filter-feeding diet. This specific way of feeding favors the accumulation of excessive amounts of pathogenic microorganisms like Vibrio spp., including Vibrio cholerae and V. parahaemolyticus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Arcobacter spp., and fecal coliforms, and intestinal enterococci. The problems of pathogen dissemination and disease outbreaks caused by exogenous bacteria in many geographical regions quickly became an unwanted effect of globalized food supply chains, global climate change, and natural pathogen transmission dynamics. Moreover, some pathogens like Shewanella spp., with high zoonotic potential, are spreading worldwide along with food transport. These bacteria, contained in food, are also responsible for the potential transmission of antibiotic-resistance genes to species belonging to the human microbiota. Finally, they end up in wastewater, thus colonizing new areas, which enables them to introduce new antibiotic-resistance genes (ARG) into the environment and extend the existing spectrum of ARGs already present in local biomes. Foodborne pathogens require modern methods of detection. Similarly, detecting ARGs is necessary to prevent resistance dissemination in new environments, thus preventing future outbreaks, which could threaten associated consumers and workers in the food processing industry.
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spelling pubmed-98687762023-01-24 Molluscs—A ticking microbial bomb Kijewska, Agnieszka Koroza, Aleksandra Grudlewska-Buda, Katarzyna Kijewski, Tomasz Wiktorczyk-Kapischke, Natalia Zorena, Katarzyna Skowron, Krzysztof Front Microbiol Microbiology Bivalve shellfish consumption (ark shells, clams, cockles, and oysters) has increased over the last decades. Following this trend, infectious disease outbreaks associated with their consumption have been reported more frequently. Molluscs are a diverse group of organisms found wild and farmed. They are common on our tables, but unfortunately, despite their great taste, they can also pose a threat as a potential vector for numerous species of pathogenic microorganisms. Clams, in particular, might be filled with pathogens because of their filter-feeding diet. This specific way of feeding favors the accumulation of excessive amounts of pathogenic microorganisms like Vibrio spp., including Vibrio cholerae and V. parahaemolyticus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Arcobacter spp., and fecal coliforms, and intestinal enterococci. The problems of pathogen dissemination and disease outbreaks caused by exogenous bacteria in many geographical regions quickly became an unwanted effect of globalized food supply chains, global climate change, and natural pathogen transmission dynamics. Moreover, some pathogens like Shewanella spp., with high zoonotic potential, are spreading worldwide along with food transport. These bacteria, contained in food, are also responsible for the potential transmission of antibiotic-resistance genes to species belonging to the human microbiota. Finally, they end up in wastewater, thus colonizing new areas, which enables them to introduce new antibiotic-resistance genes (ARG) into the environment and extend the existing spectrum of ARGs already present in local biomes. Foodborne pathogens require modern methods of detection. Similarly, detecting ARGs is necessary to prevent resistance dissemination in new environments, thus preventing future outbreaks, which could threaten associated consumers and workers in the food processing industry. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9868776/ /pubmed/36699600 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1061223 Text en Copyright © 2023 Kijewska, Koroza, Grudlewska-Buda, Kijewski, Wiktorczyk-Kapischke, Zorena and Skowron. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Kijewska, Agnieszka
Koroza, Aleksandra
Grudlewska-Buda, Katarzyna
Kijewski, Tomasz
Wiktorczyk-Kapischke, Natalia
Zorena, Katarzyna
Skowron, Krzysztof
Molluscs—A ticking microbial bomb
title Molluscs—A ticking microbial bomb
title_full Molluscs—A ticking microbial bomb
title_fullStr Molluscs—A ticking microbial bomb
title_full_unstemmed Molluscs—A ticking microbial bomb
title_short Molluscs—A ticking microbial bomb
title_sort molluscs—a ticking microbial bomb
topic Microbiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9868776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36699600
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1061223
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