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Comoé Koffi Donatien Benie University of Nangui-Abrogoua, 02 BP 801, Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire
Institut Pasteur of Côte d’Ivoire (IPCI), 01 BP 490, Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire

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Adjéhi Dadié University of Nangui-Abrogoua, 02 BP 801, Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire
Institut Pasteur of Côte d’Ivoire (IPCI), 01 BP 490, Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire

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Nathalie Guessennd Institut Pasteur of Côte d’Ivoire (IPCI), 01 BP 490, Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire
University of Félix Houphouët Boigny, 01 BP V4, Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire

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Nadège Ahou N’gbesso-Kouadio University of Nangui-Abrogoua, 02 BP 801, Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire

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N’zebo Désiré Kouame University of Nangui-Abrogoua, 02 BP 801, Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire

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David Coulibaly N’golo Institut Pasteur of Côte d’Ivoire (IPCI), 01 BP 490, Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire

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Etienne Dako University of Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada

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Koffi Marcellin Dje University of Nangui-Abrogoua, 02 BP 801, Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire

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Mireille Dosso Institut Pasteur of Côte d’Ivoire (IPCI), 01 BP 490, Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire
University of Félix Houphouët Boigny, 01 BP V4, Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa owns a variability of virulence factors. These factors can increase bacterial pathogenicity and infection severity. Despite the importance of knowledge about them, these factors are not more characterized at level of strains derived from local food products. This study aimed to characterize the virulence potential of P. aeruginosa isolated from various animal products. Several structural and virulence genes of P. aeruginosa including lasB, exoS, algD, plcH, pilB, exoU, and nan1 were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on 204 strains of P. aeruginosa. They were isolated from bovine meat (122), fresh fish (49), and smoked fish (33). The 16S rRNA gene was detected on 91.1% of the presumptive strains as Pseudomonas. The rpoB gene showed that 99.5% of the strains were P. aeruginosa. The lasB gene (89.2%) was the most frequently detected (p < 0.05). In decreasing importance order, exoS (86.8%), algD (72.1%), plcH (72.1%), pilB (40.2%), and exoU (2.5%) were detected. The lasB gene was detected in all strains of P. aeruginosa serogroups O11 and O16. The prevalence of algD, exoS, and exoU genes in these strains varied from 51.2% to 87.4%. The simultaneous determination of serogroups and virulence factors is of interest for the efficacy of surveillance of infections associated with P. aeruginosa.

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  • Berit Bangoura, Dr. DVM. PhD,  University of Wyoming, USA
  • Stefan Bereswill, Prof. Dr. rer. nat., Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Germany
  • Dunja Bruder, Prof. Dr. rer. nat., University of Magdeburg, Germany
  • Jan Buer, Prof. Dr. med., University of Duisburg, Germany
  • Edit Buzas, Prof. Dr. med., Semmelweis University, Hungary
  • Renato Damatta, Prof. PhD, UENF, Brazil
  • Maria Deli, MD, PhD, DSc, Biological Research Center, HAS, Hungary
  • Olgica Djurković-Djaković, Prof. Phd, University of Belgrade, Serbia
  • Jean-Dennis Docquier, Prof. Dr. med., University of Siena, Italy
  • Zsuzsanna Fabry, Prof. Phd, University of Washington, USA
  • Ralf Ignatius, Prof. Dr. med., Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Germany
  • Achim Kaasch, Prof. Dr. med., Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
  • Oliver Liesenfeld, Prof. Dr. med., Inflammatix, USA
  • Matyas Sandor, Prof. PhD, University of Wisconsin, USA
  • Ulrich Steinhoff, Prof. PhD, University of Marburg, Germany
  • Michal Toborek, Prof. PhD, University of Miami, USA
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