ESKAPE Bacteria and Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Wastewater and Process Water from German Poultry Slaughterhouses

• Mykhailo Savin ^[1] ; Gabriele Bierbaum ^[2] ; Jens Andre Hammerl ^[3] ; Céline Heinemann ^[1] ; Marijo Parcina ^[2] ; Esther Sib ^[4] ; Alexander Voigt ^[4] ; Judith Kreyenschmidt ^[5]
  1. [1] University of Bonn

     University of Bonn

     Kreisfreie Stadt Bonn, Alemania

     
  2. [2] b Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
  3. [3] c Department for Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
  4. [4] d Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
  5. [5] a Institute of Animal Sciences, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany; e Hochschule Geisenheim University, Department of Fresh Produce Logistics, Geisenheim, Germany

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• Localización: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, ISSN 0099-2240, Vol. 86, Nº 8, 2020
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Bacteria from livestock may be opportunistic pathogens and carriers of clinically relevant resistance genes, as many antimicrobials are used in both veterinary and human medicine. They may be released into the environment from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), which are influenced by wastewater from slaughterhouses, thereby endangering public health. Moreover, process water that accumulates during the slaughtering of poultry is an important reservoir for livestock-associated multidrug-resistant bacteria and may serve as a vector of transmission to occupationally exposed slaughterhouse employees. Mitigation solutions aimed at the reduction of the bacterial discharge into the production water circuit as well as interventions against their further transmission and dissemination need to be elaborated. Furthermore, the efficacy of in-house WWTPs needs to be questioned. Reliable data on the occurrence and diversity of clinically relevant bacteria within the slaughtering production chain and in the WWTP effluents in Germany will help to assess their impact on public and environmental health.