Characterization of Microbial Communities and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Urban Wastewater in Three Cities in Vietnam

The inappropriate usage of antibiotics is accelerating the prevalence of antimicrobial resistant bacteria (ARB) and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in Vietnam. Wastewater surveillance is a promising approach to monitor ARB and ARGs. In this study, ARB and ARGs were evaluated in domestic wastew...

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Main Authors: Thi My Hanh Vu, Futoshi Kurisu, Futoshi Hasebe, Masato Suzuki, Ikuro Kasuga
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Published: Japan Society on Water Environment 2024-01-01
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description The inappropriate usage of antibiotics is accelerating the prevalence of antimicrobial resistant bacteria (ARB) and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in Vietnam. Wastewater surveillance is a promising approach to monitor ARB and ARGs. In this study, ARB and ARGs were evaluated in domestic wastewater samples collected from three major cities (Hanoi, Hai Phong, and Bac Ninh) in northern Vietnam in November 2022. The ratios of cefotaxime-resistant Escherichia coli to total E. coli in domestic wastewater were relatively high (8.4% E5.7%). Quantitative PCR demonstrated that the relative abundance of the class 1 integron integrase gene to prokaryotic 16S rRNA genes ranged from 6.8 ÁE10∁E to 1.3 ÁE10∁E. In original wastewater samples, Arcobacter and Aeromonadaceae were dominant. Enterobacteriaceae, Enterococcaceae, and Acinetobacter became dominant after broth enrichment with meropenem, highlighting the prevalence of potential carbapenem-resistant bacteria in urban areas in Vietnam. PCR screening revealed that the enriched cultures had clinically important carbapenemase genes, such as blaNDM and blaKPC. A metagenomic analysis with hybrid capture enrichment revealed that the ARG compositions of influent samples in different cities were similar (i.e., similar ARGs were prevalent in urban areas). This study demonstrated the value of wastewater surveillance for evaluating characteristics of ARB and ARGs in urban areas in Vietnam.
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spelling doaj-art-8d121d2ca81a4359b9d1d4a1afd0cd772025-08-20T03:11:45ZengJapan Society on Water EnvironmentJournal of Water and Environment Technology1348-21652024-01-0122630832010.2965/jwet.24-07510.2965/jwet.24-075Characterization of Microbial Communities and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Urban Wastewater in Three Cities in VietnamThi My Hanh Vu0Futoshi Kurisu1Futoshi Hasebe2Masato Suzuki3Ikuro Kasuga4 Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan The inappropriate usage of antibiotics is accelerating the prevalence of antimicrobial resistant bacteria (ARB) and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in Vietnam. Wastewater surveillance is a promising approach to monitor ARB and ARGs. In this study, ARB and ARGs were evaluated in domestic wastewater samples collected from three major cities (Hanoi, Hai Phong, and Bac Ninh) in northern Vietnam in November 2022. The ratios of cefotaxime-resistant Escherichia coli to total E. coli in domestic wastewater were relatively high (8.4% E5.7%). Quantitative PCR demonstrated that the relative abundance of the class 1 integron integrase gene to prokaryotic 16S rRNA genes ranged from 6.8 ÁE10∁E to 1.3 ÁE10∁E. In original wastewater samples, Arcobacter and Aeromonadaceae were dominant. Enterobacteriaceae, Enterococcaceae, and Acinetobacter became dominant after broth enrichment with meropenem, highlighting the prevalence of potential carbapenem-resistant bacteria in urban areas in Vietnam. PCR screening revealed that the enriched cultures had clinically important carbapenemase genes, such as blaNDM and blaKPC. A metagenomic analysis with hybrid capture enrichment revealed that the ARG compositions of influent samples in different cities were similar (i.e., similar ARGs were prevalent in urban areas). This study demonstrated the value of wastewater surveillance for evaluating characteristics of ARB and ARGs in urban areas in Vietnam. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jwet/22/6/22_24-075/_pdf antimicrobial resistance geneantimicrobial resistant bacteriacarbapenemasevietnamwastewater surveillance
spellingShingle Thi My Hanh Vu
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Masato Suzuki
Ikuro Kasuga
Characterization of Microbial Communities and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Urban Wastewater in Three Cities in Vietnam
Journal of Water and Environment Technology
antimicrobial resistance gene
antimicrobial resistant bacteria
carbapenemase
vietnam
wastewater surveillance
title Characterization of Microbial Communities and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Urban Wastewater in Three Cities in Vietnam
title_full Characterization of Microbial Communities and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Urban Wastewater in Three Cities in Vietnam
title_fullStr Characterization of Microbial Communities and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Urban Wastewater in Three Cities in Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of Microbial Communities and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Urban Wastewater in Three Cities in Vietnam
title_short Characterization of Microbial Communities and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Urban Wastewater in Three Cities in Vietnam
title_sort characterization of microbial communities and antimicrobial resistance genes in urban wastewater in three cities in vietnam
topic antimicrobial resistance gene
antimicrobial resistant bacteria
carbapenemase
vietnam
wastewater surveillance
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jwet/22/6/22_24-075/_pdf
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