Genomic identification of a pair of multidrug-resistant but non-pathogenic Salmonella enterica serovar Goldcoast isolates in southeast China

IntroductionSalmonella is an important foodborne pathogen that can induce severe diseases such as gastrointestinal disease and typhoid fever. Accumulating evidence revealed that Salmonella’s resistance to antibiotics also seriously affects human health. Pathogenic Salmonella enterica serovar Goldcoa...

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Main Authors: Yongjuan Yuan, Ping Li, Wei Shen, Min Li, Xiaofei He, Bin Zhou
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-02-01
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Bin Zhou
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description IntroductionSalmonella is an important foodborne pathogen that can induce severe diseases such as gastrointestinal disease and typhoid fever. Accumulating evidence revealed that Salmonella’s resistance to antibiotics also seriously affects human health. Pathogenic Salmonella enterica serovar Goldcoast (S. Goldcoast) was first detected in 2010 in China and was predicted to have an increasing tendency.MethodsThe MacConkey agar, Salmonella Shigella agar, three-sugar iron agar slant, and Gram-stained microscopic examination were used for strain identification. Gram-negative bacteria identification cards explored more properties of the isolates, while antimicrobial susceptibility testing was used to examine the multidrug resistance. The 2nd and 3rd generation sequencing revealed the genetic information of the isolates.ResultsTwo non-pathogenic isolates with multidrug resistance, JS33 and JS34, harbored 42 antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) in contig1 and 13 ARGs in contig2, were isolated from a healthy donor living in southeast China and identified as S. Goldcoast (6,8:r:l,w). Interestingly, JS33 and JS34 showed identical responses to more than 20 antimicrobial agents and were resistant to ampicillin, selectrin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, and streptomycin. However, JS33 differed from JS34 in hydrogen sulfide (H2S) generation. The genomic sequencing identified a deletion in thiosulfate reductase (K08352) in JS34.DiscussionH2S is an essential physiological regulator linked to inflammation and cancer. Therefore, genomic identification of JS33 and JS34 provided us with a better understanding of drug resistance and could be used as model strains to study the effects of microbial H2S production on the host. Since JS33 and JS34 did not induce gastrointestinal infection or other clinical symptoms as previously reported, the appearance of non-pathogenic S. Goldcoast in southeast China warned us to prepare for the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant S. Goldcoast in China.
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spelling doaj-art-53d11e4563894712b671c7d1d70cc3c02025-08-20T02:03:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2025-02-011610.3389/fmicb.2025.15408431540843Genomic identification of a pair of multidrug-resistant but non-pathogenic Salmonella enterica serovar Goldcoast isolates in southeast ChinaYongjuan Yuan0Ping Li1Wei Shen2Min Li3Xiaofei He4Bin Zhou5Jiashan County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiaxing, ChinaJiaxing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiaxing, ChinaJiashan County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiaxing, ChinaJiashan County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiaxing, ChinaMedical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, ChinaMedical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, ChinaIntroductionSalmonella is an important foodborne pathogen that can induce severe diseases such as gastrointestinal disease and typhoid fever. Accumulating evidence revealed that Salmonella’s resistance to antibiotics also seriously affects human health. Pathogenic Salmonella enterica serovar Goldcoast (S. Goldcoast) was first detected in 2010 in China and was predicted to have an increasing tendency.MethodsThe MacConkey agar, Salmonella Shigella agar, three-sugar iron agar slant, and Gram-stained microscopic examination were used for strain identification. Gram-negative bacteria identification cards explored more properties of the isolates, while antimicrobial susceptibility testing was used to examine the multidrug resistance. The 2nd and 3rd generation sequencing revealed the genetic information of the isolates.ResultsTwo non-pathogenic isolates with multidrug resistance, JS33 and JS34, harbored 42 antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) in contig1 and 13 ARGs in contig2, were isolated from a healthy donor living in southeast China and identified as S. Goldcoast (6,8:r:l,w). Interestingly, JS33 and JS34 showed identical responses to more than 20 antimicrobial agents and were resistant to ampicillin, selectrin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, and streptomycin. However, JS33 differed from JS34 in hydrogen sulfide (H2S) generation. The genomic sequencing identified a deletion in thiosulfate reductase (K08352) in JS34.DiscussionH2S is an essential physiological regulator linked to inflammation and cancer. Therefore, genomic identification of JS33 and JS34 provided us with a better understanding of drug resistance and could be used as model strains to study the effects of microbial H2S production on the host. Since JS33 and JS34 did not induce gastrointestinal infection or other clinical symptoms as previously reported, the appearance of non-pathogenic S. Goldcoast in southeast China warned us to prepare for the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant S. Goldcoast in China.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1540843/fullSalmonella enterica serovar Goldcoastmultidrug resistanceβ-LactamaseH2S generationthiosulfate reductase
spellingShingle Yongjuan Yuan
Ping Li
Wei Shen
Min Li
Xiaofei He
Bin Zhou
Genomic identification of a pair of multidrug-resistant but non-pathogenic Salmonella enterica serovar Goldcoast isolates in southeast China
Frontiers in Microbiology
Salmonella enterica serovar Goldcoast
multidrug resistance
β-Lactamase
H2S generation
thiosulfate reductase
title Genomic identification of a pair of multidrug-resistant but non-pathogenic Salmonella enterica serovar Goldcoast isolates in southeast China
title_full Genomic identification of a pair of multidrug-resistant but non-pathogenic Salmonella enterica serovar Goldcoast isolates in southeast China
title_fullStr Genomic identification of a pair of multidrug-resistant but non-pathogenic Salmonella enterica serovar Goldcoast isolates in southeast China
title_full_unstemmed Genomic identification of a pair of multidrug-resistant but non-pathogenic Salmonella enterica serovar Goldcoast isolates in southeast China
title_short Genomic identification of a pair of multidrug-resistant but non-pathogenic Salmonella enterica serovar Goldcoast isolates in southeast China
title_sort genomic identification of a pair of multidrug resistant but non pathogenic salmonella enterica serovar goldcoast isolates in southeast china
topic Salmonella enterica serovar Goldcoast
multidrug resistance
β-Lactamase
H2S generation
thiosulfate reductase
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1540843/full
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