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标题：Isolation and characterization of a multidrug-resistant Clostridioides difficile toxinotype V from municipal wastewater treatment plant
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作者：Akram Baghani ; Mahmood Alimohammadi ; Amir Aliramezani 等
期刊名称：Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering
印刷版ISSN：2052-336X
出版年度：2020
卷号：18
期号：2
页码：1281-1288
DOI：10.1007/s40201-020-00546-0
出版社：BioMed Central
摘要：Purpose :Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is regarded as a potential source for transmission of Clostridioides difficile from urban areas into the surface water, through feces of human and animals. The aim of this study was to screen and characterize the C. difficile bacteria in inlet and outlet wastewater of different WWTPs in Tehran, Iran. Methods :Totally, 72 samples were collected from three different WWTPs (inlet site and outlet sites) during a year. C. difficile was isolated and characterized in terms of toxins, toxinotype, resistance profile and genes, and colonization factors using PCR. Results :One C. difficile toxinotype V was isolated from the outlet samples. The isolate was susceptible to vancomycin but resistant to metronidazole, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, and moxifloxacin using MIC Test Strips. The isolated C. difficile was toxigenic ( tcdA , tcdB , cdtA , cdtB positive and CPE positive) and had tcdC-A genotype. No mutations were found in fliC and fliD . The slpA sequence type was 078 - 01. The C. difficile was positive for tetM , int , but negative for vanA , nim , and tndX genes. Mutations were not observed in gyrA and gyrB genes. Conclusions :This study provided evidence of presence of a multidrug-resistant C. difficile toxinotype V in one of the municipal WWTP. The transmission of such isolate to the environment and reuse of treated wastewater by human pose a threat to human health and dissemination of antibiotic resistant bacteria which are untreatable. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.
关键词：Clostridioides difficile;Multidrug-resistance;Toxinotype V;Wastewater treatment plant