Journal
VETERINARY SCIENCES
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/vetsci9050239
Keywords
antimicrobial resistance; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; carbapenem resistance; MLST; virulence genes; multidrug resistance; antimicrobial-resistance genes
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- Taif University Researchers Supporting Program [TURSP-2020/138]
- Taif University, Saudi Arabia
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The study revealed that farm animals with clinical endometritis could serve as reservoirs for multidrug-resistant and virulent Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with the emergence of ESBLs and MBLs producing strains posing a public health concern in different farm animals.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous opportunistic bacterium that causes diseases in animals and humans. This study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity, antimicrobial resistance, biofilm formation, and virulence and antibiotic resistance genes of P. aeruginosa isolated from the uterus of cow, camel, and mare with clinical endometritis and their drinking water. Among the 180 uterine swabs and 90 drinking water samples analysed, 54 (20%) P. aeruginosa isolates were recovered. Isolates were identified biochemically to the genus level by the automated Vitek 2 system and genetically by the amplification of the gyrB gene and the sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. Multilocus sequence typing identified ten different sequence types for the P. aeruginosa isolates. The identification of ST2012 was significantly (p <= 0.05) higher than that of ST296, ST308, ST111, and ST241. The isolates exhibited significantly (p <= 0.05) increased resistance to piperacillin (77.8%), ciprofloxacin (59.3%), gentamicin (50%), and ceftazidime (38.9%). Eight (14.8%) isolates showed resistance to imipenem; however, none of the isolates showed resistance to colistin. Multidrug resistance (MDR) was observed in 24 isolates (44.4%) with a multiple antibiotic resistance index ranging from 0.44 to 0.77. MDR was identified in 30 (33.3%) isolates. Furthermore, 38.8% and 9.2% of the isolates exhibited a positive extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL) and metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) phenotype, respectively. The most prevalent beta-lactamase encoding genes were bla(TEM) and bla(CTX-M), however, the bla(IPM) gene was not detected in any of the isolates. Biofilm formation was observed in 49 (90.7%) isolates classified as: 11.1% weak biofilm producers; 38.9% moderate biofilm producers; 40.7% strong biofilm producers. A positive correlation was observed between the MAR index and biofilm formation. In conclusion, the results highlighted that farm animals with clinical endometritis could act as a reservoir for MDR and virulent P. aeruginosa. The emergence of ESBLs and MBLs producing P. aeruginosa in different farm animals is a public health concern. Therefore, surveillance programs to monitor and control MDR P. aeruginosa in animals are required.
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