Bacteriophages as antibiotic resistance genes carriers in agro-food systems.
agro-food system
antibiotic resistance genes
bacteriophages
environment
transduction
Journal
Journal of applied microbiology
ISSN: 1365-2672
Titre abrégé: J Appl Microbiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9706280
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Date de publication:
Mar 2021
Mar 2021
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received:
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2020
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09
2020
pubmed:
12
9
2020
medline:
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2021
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2020
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Résumé
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are a global health concern. Antibiotic resistance occurs naturally, but misuse of antibiotics in humans and animals is accelerating the process of antibiotic resistance emergency, which has been aggravated by exposure to molecules of antibiotics present in clinical and agricultural settings and the engagement of many countries in water reuse especially in Middle East and North Africa region. Bacteriophages have the potential to be significant actors in ARGs transmission through the transduction process. These viruses have been detected along with ARGs in non impacted habitats and in anthropogenic impacted environments like wastewater, reclaimed water and manure amended soil as well as minimally processed food and ready to eat vegetables. The ubiquity of bacteriophages and their persistence in the environment raises concern about their involvement in ARGs transmission among different biomes and the generation of pathogenic-resistant bacteria that pose a great threat to human health. The aim of this review is to give an overview of the potential role of bacteriophages in the dissemination and the transfer of ARGs to pathogens in food production and processing and the consequent contribution to antibiotic resistance transmission through faecal oral route carrying ARGs to our dishes.
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Review
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eng
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© 2020 The Society for Applied Microbiology.
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