High prevalence of the mcr-1 gene in retail chicken meat in the Netherlands in 2015

Eefje J.A. Schrauwen; Pepijn Huizinga; Nick van Spreuwel; Carlo Verhulst; Marjolein F.Q. Kluytmans-van den Bergh; Jan A.J.W. Kluytmans

doi:10.1186/s13756-017-0242-8

High prevalence of the mcr-1 gene in retail chicken meat in the Netherlands in 2015

Eefje J.A. Schrauwen^*
, Pepijn Huizinga
, Nick van Spreuwel
, Carlo Verhulst
, Marjolein F.Q. Kluytmans-van den Bergh
, Jan A.J.W. Kluytmans

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Recently, plasmid-mediated colistin resistance was reported in humans, animals and food. We studied the presence of mcr-1 and mcr-2 in Dutch retail chicken meat. The prevalence of mcr-1 was 24,8% (53/214), whereas mcr-2 was not found. The presence of mcr-1-positive Enterobacteriaceae was confirmed by culture in 34/53 samples (64,2%). The prevalence depended on the supermarket chain and was lower in free-range chicken samples. The unexpected high prevalence of mcr-1 in food is cause for concern.

Original language	English
Article number	83
Number of pages	5
Journal	Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-0242-8
Publication status	Published - 18 Aug 2017

Keywords

Chicken meat
Colistin resistance
Enterobacteriaceae
mcr-1
Netherlands
PCR method
Prevalence

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High prevalence of the mcr-1 gene in retail chicken meat in the Netherlands in 2015

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