Resistance Profiles and Virulence Determinants in Biofilm-Forming Enterococcus faecium Isolated from Raw Seafood in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: Pathogenic, antibiotic-resistant, and biofilm-forming bacteria can be transferred to humans through the consumption of contaminated seafood. The present study was carried out to determine antibiotic resistance profiles and virulence determinants in biofilm-forming Enterococcus faecium isolated from seafood in Bangladesh. A total of 150 seafood samples, including shrimp (n = 50), crabs (n = 25), and marine fish (n = 75), were screened using cultural, staining, biochemical, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Congo red (CR), and disk diffusion (DD) assays. In PCR, E. faecium was detected in 27.3% (41/150; CI_95% 20.8; 34.9) of samples, where marine fish (34.7%, CI_95% 24.9; 45.9) had the highest prevalence (p < 0.05) compared to crabs (32%, CI_95%

SUBMITTER: Ullah MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10535238 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature