1. Genotypic and epidemiologic characterization of extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistant Salmonella enterica from US beef feedlots.
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Mollenkopf DF, Mathys DA, Dargatz DA, Erdman MM, Habing GG, Daniels JB, and Wittum TE
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- Animals, Cattle, Cattle Diseases drug therapy, Cephalosporin Resistance drug effects, Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field veterinary, Feces microbiology, Female, Food Microbiology, Logistic Models, Male, Polymerase Chain Reaction veterinary, Red Meat, Salmonella Infections, Animal drug therapy, Salmonella enterica drug effects, United States, Bacterial Proteins genetics, Cattle Diseases genetics, Cephalosporin Resistance genetics, Salmonella Infections, Animal genetics, Salmonella enterica genetics, Salmonella enterica isolation & purification, beta-Lactamases genetics
- Abstract
In the US, nontyphoidal Salmonellae are a common foodborne zoonotic pathogen causing gastroenteritis. Invasive Salmonella infections caused by extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistant (ESCR) phenotypes are more likely to result in treatment failure and adverse health outcomes, especially in severe pediatric Salmonella infections where the extended-spectrum β-lactams are the therapy of choice. To examine the genetic and epidemiologic characteristics of ESCR Salmonellae which may enter the food chain, we characterized 44 ceftiofur-resistant Salmonella isolates from the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) 2011 beef cattle feedlot health and management study. As part of the NAHMS Feedlot 2011 study, 5050 individual fecal samples from 68 large (1000+ head capacity) feedlots were cultured for Salmonella spp. The resulting 460 positive samples yielded 571 Salmonella isolates with 44 (8%) expressing an AmpC β-lactamase phenotype. These phenotypic bla
CMY-2 Salmonella isolates represented 8 serotypes, most commonly S. Newport (n=14, 32%), S. Typhimurium (n=13, 30%), and S. Reading (n=5, 11%), followed by S. Dublin, S. Infantis, S. Montevideo, S. Rough O:i;v:1;7, and S. Uganda. Carriage of the blaCMY-2 gene was confirmed for all isolates expressing an AmpC β-lactamase phenotype by PCR. Additionally, all 44 isolates were shown to carry the blaCMY-2 gene on a large IncA/C plasmid, a gene/plasmid combination which has been previously reported in multiple species. Other plasmids, including IncN, FIC, and FIIA, were also detected in some isolates. Cattle fed chlortetracycline were less likely to be positive for a blaCMY-2 Salmonella isolate in their enteric flora compared to those not receiving chlortetracycline during the feeding period. Carriage of blaCMY-2 was more prevalent in Salmonella isolates originating from lighter weight cattle, cattle fed tylosin and dairy breeds. Our characterization of the NAHMS Feedlot 2011 study Salmonella isolates with ESCR phenotype shows that while other cephalosporin resistance mechanisms have been reported in US cattle, specific serotypes harboring blaCMY-2 on IncA/C plasmids may be the dominant resistance genotype., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2017
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