Tetracycline-resistant Chlamydia suis in cases of reproductive failure on Belgian, Cypriote and Israeli pig production farms.

Authors :: Schautteet K
De Clercq E
Miry C
Van Groenweghe F
Delava P
Kalmar I
Vanrompay D
Source :: Journal of medical microbiology [J Med Microbiol] 2013 Feb; Vol. 62 (Pt 2), pp. 331-334. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Oct 25.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Similar cases of severe reproductive failure associated with the presence of Chlamydia suis in two Belgian, one Cypriote and one Israeli pig farrowing to slaughter farms are presented. Vaginal and rectal swabs from 39 sows were examined by culture and DNA microarray. Nineteen of 23 (83 %) C. suis-positive sows were infected with tetracycline-resistant C. suis strains, as determined by MIC tests. Furthermore, boar semen from a German artificial insemination centre, intended for export, was positive for C. suis. Emergence of tetracycline-resistant C. suis strains was confirmed.

Subjects :: Animals
Animals, Domestic microbiology
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Belgium
Chlamydia genetics
Chlamydia Infections drug therapy
Cyprus
DNA, Bacterial analysis
Insemination, Artificial veterinary
Israel
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Reproduction
Swine microbiology
Chlamydia drug effects
Chlamydia Infections veterinary
Swine Diseases microbiology
Tetracycline therapeutic use
Tetracycline Resistance

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