Antimicrobial resistance of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from food and the environment in France over a 10-year period

Sophie A Granier; Carole Moubareck; Cécile Colaneri; Astrid Lemire; Sophie Roussel; Trinh-Tam Dao; Patrice Courvalin; Anne Brisabois

doi:10.1128/AEM.01381-10

Antimicrobial resistance of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from food and the environment in France over a 10-year period

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Apr;77(8):2788-90. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01381-10. Epub 2011 Feb 25.

Authors

Sophie A Granier¹, Carole Moubareck, Cécile Colaneri, Astrid Lemire, Sophie Roussel, Trinh-Tam Dao, Patrice Courvalin, Anne Brisabois

Affiliation

¹ ANSES, Laboratory for Food Safety, Unité CEB, 23 Avenue du General de Gaulle, 94706 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France. sophie.granier@anses.fr

Abstract

In order to assess antimicrobial resistance in Listeria monocytogenes, 202 food and environmental isolates from 1996 to 2006 were tested. Only four strains displayed acquired resistance. Resistance to erythromycin, tetracycline-minocycline, and trimethoprim was evidenced, and the genes erm(B), tet(M), and dfrD, already found in L. monocytogenes, were detected.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
Environment
Food Microbiology
France
Listeria monocytogenes / drug effects
Listeria monocytogenes / genetics
Listeria monocytogenes / isolation & purification*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
DNA, Bacterial