Publications by authors named "C Baker-Austin"
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- The study aimed to establish epidemiological cut-off values for the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 10 antimicrobial agents against the bacteria Vibrio parahaemolyticus using standardized testing methods.
- Eight laboratories conducted broth microdilution tests at two different temperatures (35°C and 28°C) to assess the effect of incubation temperature on MIC values, finding that many values were consistent across both temperatures.
- The generated data will be submitted to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute to help set international standards for interpreting antimicrobial susceptibility tests for this species.
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent marine neurotoxin found in several phylogenetically diverse organisms, some of which are sought as seafood. Since 2015, TTX has been reported in bivalve shellfish from several estuarine locations along the Mediterranean and European Atlantic coasts, posing an emerging food safety concern. Although reports on spatial and temporal distribution have increased in recent years, processes leading to TTX accumulation in European bivalves are yet to be described.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA recurring trend in evidence scrutinized over the past few decades is that disease outbreaks will become more frequent, intense, and widespread on land and in water, due to climate change. Pathogens and the diseases they inflict represent a major constraint on seafood production and yield, and by extension, food security. The risk(s) for fish and shellfish from disease is a function of pathogen characteristics, biological species identity, and the ambient environmental conditions.
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- Non-O1/non-O139 vibrios are significant public health concerns in the EU due to their association with seafood consumption, causing issues ranging from mild gastroenteritis to severe infections like sepsis.
- The prevalence of these vibrios in seafood is notable, with about one in five samples testing positive for pathogenic strains, while there is a rising presence of antimicrobial resistance genes in these bacteria.
- Climate change impacts such as coastal warming and extreme weather are expected to increase the abundance of these vibrios, highlighting the importance of continued research and effective safety measures, like maintaining the cold chain in seafood storage.