Occurrence of Bacterial Pathogens and Human Noroviruses in Shellfish-Harvesting Areas and Their Catchments in France

Type Article
Date 2018-10
Language English
Author(s) Rince Alain1, Baliere Charlotte2, Hervio-Heath DominiqueORCID2, Cozien Joelle2, Lozach Solen2, Parnaudeau Sylvain2, Le Guyader Francoise S.2, Le Hello Simon3, Giard Jean-Christophe1, Sauvageot Nicolas1, Benachour Abdellah1, Strubbia Sofia3, Gourmelon MicheleORCID2
Affiliation(s) 1 : Normandie Univ, U2RM, UNICAEN, Caen, France.
2 : Inst Francais Rech Exploitat Mer, RBE SG2M LSEM, Brest, France.
3 : Inst Pasteur, Unite Batteries Pathogens Enter, Paris, France.
Source Frontiers In Microbiology (1664-302X) (Frontiers Media Sa), 2018-10 , Vol. 9 , P. 2443(17p.)
DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02443
WOS© Times Cited 29
Keyword(s) Campylobacter, Salmonella, Vibrio, HuNoVs, fecal bacterial indicators, shellfish, water
Abstract

During a 2-year study, the presence of human pathogenic bacteria and noroviruses was investigated in shellfish, seawater and/or surface sediments collected from three French coastal shellfish-harvesting areas as well as in freshwaters from the corresponding upstream catchments. Bacteria isolated from these samples were further analyzed. Escherichia coli isolates classified into the phylogenetic groups B2, or D and enterococci from Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium species were tested for the presence of virulence genes and for antimicrobial susceptibility. Salmonella members were serotyped and the most abundant serovars (Typhimurium and its monophasic variants and Mbandaka) were genetically characterized by high discriminative subtyping methods. Campylobacter and Vibrio were identified at the species level, and haemolysin-producing Vibrio parahaemolyticus were searched by tdh- and trh- gene detection. Main results showed a low prevalence of Salmonella in shellfish samples where only members of S. Mbandaka were found. Campylobacter were more frequently isolated than Salmonella and a different distribution of Campylobacter species was observed in shellfish compared to rivers, strongly suggesting possible additional inputs of bacteria. Statistical associations between enteric bacteria, human noroviruses (HuNoVs) and concentration of fecal indicator bacteria revealed that the presence of Salmonella was correlated with that of Campylobacter jejuni and/or C. coli as well as to E. coli concentration. A positive correlation was also found between the presence of C. lari and the detection of HuNoVs. This study highlights the importance of simultaneous detection and characterization of enteric and marine pathogenic bacteria and human noroviruses not only in shellfish but also in catchment waters for a hazard assessment associated with microbial contamination of shellfish.

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Rince Alain, Baliere Charlotte, Hervio-Heath Dominique, Cozien Joelle, Lozach Solen, Parnaudeau Sylvain, Le Guyader Francoise S., Le Hello Simon, Giard Jean-Christophe, Sauvageot Nicolas, Benachour Abdellah, Strubbia Sofia, Gourmelon Michele (2018). Occurrence of Bacterial Pathogens and Human Noroviruses in Shellfish-Harvesting Areas and Their Catchments in France. Frontiers In Microbiology, 9, 2443(17p.). Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02443 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00461/57243/