Comparative genomic analysis of antibiotic resistance and virulence genes in isolates from patients and retail meat.

Introduction: is a significant human pathogen that poses a threat to public health due to its association with foodborne contamination and a variety of infections. The factors contributing to the pathogenicity of include virulence, drug resistance, and toxin production, making it essential to monitor their prevalence and genetic profiles. This study investigated and compared the genomic characteristics of isolates from retail meat and patients in Saudi Arabia.

Clonal Flux and Spread of Isolated from Meat and Its Genetic Relatedness to Isolated from Patients in Saudi Arabia.

In this study, we investigated both meat-derived and methicillin-resistant (MRSA), exploring their genetic relatedness to patient-derived MRSA isolates in Saudi Arabia. We collected 250 meat samples and identified 53 isolates, with 79% being methicillin-sensitive (MSSA) and 21% being MRSA. Moreover, we included 80 clinically confirmed patient-derived MRSA isolates.

Antimicrobial resistance and genomic characterization of isolates from chicken meat.

This study investigated genotypic and phenotypic antimicrobial resistance profiles, phylogenic relatedness, plasmid and virulence composition of 39 strains isolated from chicken meat samples using whole genome sequencing (WGS) technology. Four distinct serotypes were identified; Minnesota (16/39, 41%), Infantis (13/39, 33.3%), Enteritidis (9/39, 23.

Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in imported meat products from Saudi Arabian ports in 2017.

Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a foodborne pathogen, which causes various health conditions in humans, including fatigue, nausea, bloody diarrhoea and in some cases, even death. In 2017, 15.71% of the total imported food products in Saudi Arabia (SA) were meat-based.

Draft Genome Sequence of Two Salmonella enterica Subspecies Serovar Minnesota Strains Harboring 1.1 Gene Isolated from Chicken Meat in Saudi Arabia.

Salmonella has been reported as a high-priority pathogen by the World Health Organization. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of 2 Salmonella enterica serovar Minnesota strains isolated from chicken meat in Saudi Arabia (named SA49317 and SA49319) belonging to sequence type (ST) 548, revealing mobile colistin resistance ()1.1 gene for colistin resistance.

Complete Genome Sequence of a Colistin-Susceptible Salmonella enterica Serovar Minnesota Strain Harboring on an IncHI2/IncHI2A Plasmid, Isolated from Chicken Meat.

The recent emergence and dissemination of mobilized colistin resistance () genes have triggered extensive concerns globally. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of a colistin-susceptible Salmonella enterica serotype Minnesota strain (named SA18578), belonging to sequence type 548 (ST548) and carrying the gene on an IncHI2/IncHI2A plasmid, that was isolated from chicken meat in Saudi Arabia in 2020.