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<p>This study presents a comprehensive assessment of viral contamination and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) presence in mussels (<i>Mytilus galloprovincialis</i>) (<i>n</i> = 60) collected from retail stores in the Campania region (Italy). High prevalence of human noroviruses (HuNoV) genogroup I (GI) (77%) and genogroup II (GII) (40%), rotaviruses (RV) (60%), and astroviruses (HAstV) (25%) was found, with average levels of 4.34, 5.09, 5.05, and 4.00 Log genome copies (GC)/g, respectively. All samples tested negative for hepatitis A and E viruses. Viral faecal contamination indicators, including somatic coliphages (88%, 3.62 mean Log plaque forming units (PFU)/100&#xa0;g) and crAssphage (50%, 3.72 mean Log GC/g), showed strong correlations (<i>ρ</i> &gt; 0.65, p-value &lt; 0.05) with HuNoV GII, HAstV, and RV concentrations in mussels. The study also investigated the presence of respiratory viruses, with all samples testing negative for SARS-CoV-2, respiratory syncytial virus, and influenza A virus.</p><p>Furthermore, a capsid-integrity RT-qPCR assay was applied to selected positive samples, confirming the presence of potentially infectious viruses and underscoring the associated risks to consumers.</p><p>Additionally, ARGs were detected by qPCR, targeting beta-lactams, quinolones, and chloramphenicol resistance genes in both the total and the bacteriophage fractions of selected samples.</p><p>Overall, this study emphasizes the importance of continued surveillance and strategic interventions to mitigate public health risks associated with the consumption of contaminated bivalve molluscan shellfish (BMS), which may imply the dissemination of infectious enteric viruses and ARGs within communities.</p>

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Presence of Potentially Infectious Human Enteric Viruses and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Mussels from the Campania Region, Italy: Implications for Consumer’s Safety

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    2025年5月15日

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  • Iolanda Venuti,
  • Enric Cuevas-Ferrando,
  • Irene Falcó,
  • Inés Girón-Guzmán,
  • Marina Ceruso,
  • Tiziana Pepe,
  • Gloria Sánchez

摘要

This study presents a comprehensive assessment of viral contamination and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) presence in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) (n = 60) collected from retail stores in the Campania region (Italy). High prevalence of human noroviruses (HuNoV) genogroup I (GI) (77%) and genogroup II (GII) (40%), rotaviruses (RV) (60%), and astroviruses (HAstV) (25%) was found, with average levels of 4.34, 5.09, 5.05, and 4.00 Log genome copies (GC)/g, respectively. All samples tested negative for hepatitis A and E viruses. Viral faecal contamination indicators, including somatic coliphages (88%, 3.62 mean Log plaque forming units (PFU)/100 g) and crAssphage (50%, 3.72 mean Log GC/g), showed strong correlations (ρ > 0.65, p-value < 0.05) with HuNoV GII, HAstV, and RV concentrations in mussels. The study also investigated the presence of respiratory viruses, with all samples testing negative for SARS-CoV-2, respiratory syncytial virus, and influenza A virus.

Furthermore, a capsid-integrity RT-qPCR assay was applied to selected positive samples, confirming the presence of potentially infectious viruses and underscoring the associated risks to consumers.

Additionally, ARGs were detected by qPCR, targeting beta-lactams, quinolones, and chloramphenicol resistance genes in both the total and the bacteriophage fractions of selected samples.

Overall, this study emphasizes the importance of continued surveillance and strategic interventions to mitigate public health risks associated with the consumption of contaminated bivalve molluscan shellfish (BMS), which may imply the dissemination of infectious enteric viruses and ARGs within communities.