Antibiotic resistance profiles on pathogenic bacteria in the Brazilian environments

• Published in: Archives of microbiology Vol. 205; no. 5; p. 185
• Main Authors: de Souza, Zion Nascimento, de Moura, Danielle Feijó, de Almeida Campos, Luís André, Córdula, Carolina Ribeiro, Cavalcanti, Isabella Macário Ferro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-05-2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Antibiotic resistance; Antimicrobial resistance; Aquaculture; Aquatic environment; Bacteria; Bacteria - genetics; Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Brazil; Cattle; Cell Biology; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; E coli; Ecology; Escherichia coli; Farms; Food; Hospital wastes; Humans; Libraries; Life Sciences; Medical importance; Medical wastes; Microbial Ecology; Microbiology; Milk; Mini Review; Multidrug resistance; Multidrug resistant organisms; Public health; Salmonella - genetics; Shellfish; Shellfish farming; Soil bacteria; Soil microorganisms; Swine; Brazil; Environment; Bacterial infections; Bacterial resistance; Multidrug resistance
• ISSN: 0302-8933; 1432-072X
• DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03524-w

The present study aimed to elaborate a review of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in soil, food, aquatic environments, cattle, poultry, and swine farms in Brazil. Initially, the literature database for published papers from 2012 to 2023 was Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed), and Google Scholar, through the descriptors: antimicrobial resistance, resistance profile, multidrug resistance, environmental bacteria, and pathogenic bacteria. The studies demonstrated the prevalence of pathogenic and resistant bacteria in environments that favor their rapid dissemination. Bacteria of medical importance, such as
Staphylococcus aureus
,
Escherichia coli
,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
,
Listeria monocytogenes
,
Salmonella
spp.,
Shigella
spp.,
Vibrio
spp., were present in samples from animal farms and foods, including cheese and milk, urban aquatic environments, hospital effluents, and shrimp farms. Studies suggested that important bacteria have been disseminated through different niches with easy contact with humans, animals, and food, demonstrating the danger of the emergence of increasingly difficult conditions for treating and controlling these infections. Thus, better understanding and characterizing the resistance profiles of bacteria in these regions, mainly referring to MDR bacteria, can help develop solutions to prevent the progression of this public health problem.