Characterization of macrolide-resistant Campylobacter coli isolates from food-producing animals on farms across Japan during 2004

We investigated the susceptibilities against 7 antimicrobial agents in Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli isolates from food-producing animals in 2004. In comparison with the results of past surveillance, no significant difference was observed in resistance rates against all of the antimicrobials tested in Campylobacter isolates. However, slight increase of erythromycin (EM) resistance was found in C. coli isolates from pigs. We examined the mutation of the 23S rRNA gene and their susceptibilities against azithromycin, tylosin, and lincomycin in 44 EM-resistant isolates and 28 susceptible isolates of porcine origin. All the EM-resistant isolates contained A2075G in the 23S rRNA gene and showed cross-resistance to azithromycin, tylosin, and lyncomycin.     

In vitro susceptibility and a new point mutation associated with tylosin-resistance in Japanese canine intestinal spirochetes

The in vitro susceptibilities of six commonly used antimicrobial agents against 29 isolates of intestinal spirochetes isolated from dogs in Japan were examined by the agar dilution technique. In addition, the genetic basis of tylosin resistance in in vitro selected resistant mutants of two reference strains and three tylosin-susceptible field isolates obtained by three successive subcultures on blood agar containing 1 microg/ml of tylosin was investigated. Carbadox was the most active (MIC: < 0.00625) of all the antimicrobial agents. Although all the isolates were susceptible to tylosin, some were resistant to erythromycin. Tiamulin, lincomycin and dimetridazole were also very active against the isolates. All the resistant isolates did not harbor any plasmids. In vitro selected tylosin-resistant mutants of previously tylosin-susceptible isolates showed a new mutation in which their adenine at the base position equivalent to 2062 of 23S rDNA of Escherichia coli has been replaced by cytosine. These findings may both provide guidance towards the proper choice of antimicrobial agents for the treatment of canine intestinal spirochetosis, and add to the understanding of the genetic basis of tylosin resistance.     

Characterization of in vivo-acquired resistance to macrolides of Mycoplasma gallisepticum strains isolated from poultry

ABSTRACT: The macrolide class of antibiotics, including tylosin and tilmicosin, is widely used in the veterinary field for prophylaxis and treatment of mycoplasmosis. In vitro susceptibility testing of 50 strains of M. gallisepticum isolated in Israel during the period 1997-2010 revealed that acquired resistance to tylosin as well as to tilmicosin was present in 50% of them. Moreover, 72% (13/18) of the strains isolated from clinical samples since 2006 showed acquired resistance to enrofloxacin, tylosin and tilmicosin. Molecular typing of the field isolates, performed by gene-target sequencing (GTS), detected 13 molecular types (I-XIII). Type II was the predominant type prior to 2006 whereas type X, first detected in 2008, is currently prevalent. All ten type X strains were resistant to both fluoroquinolones and macrolides, suggesting selective pressure leading to clonal dissemination of resistance. However, this was not a unique event since resistant strains with other GTS molecular types were also found. Concurrently, the molecular basis for macrolide resistance in M. gallisepticum was identified. Our results revealed a clear-cut correlation between single point mutations A2058G or A2059G in domain V of the gene encoding 23S rRNA (rrnA, MGA_01) and acquired macrolide resistance in M. gallisepticum. Indeed, all isolates with MIC ≥ 0.63 μg/mL to tylosin and with MIC ≥ 1.25 μg/mL to tilmicosin possess one of these mutations, suggesting an essential role in decreased susceptibility of M. gallisepticum to 16-membered macrolides.     

Comparison of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strains by serologic methods

Six field strains of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae isolated from pneumonic lungs of pigs, reference strains 11 and J of M hyopneumoniae, Ms 42 strain of Mycoplasma flocculare, and BTS 7 strain of Mycoplasma hyorhinis were compared serologically, using hyperimmune antisera produced in rabbits. All strains of M hyopneumoniae were closely related as determined with the disk growth-inhibition test; however, differences in zone sizes indicated that some antigenic heterogeneity existed. Cross-reactions were not detected between M hyopneumoniae, M flocculare, and M hyorhinis with the growth-inhibition test. The metabolic-inhibition test was more useful for detection of intraspecies antigenic difference than was the growth-inhibition test, since antigenic diversity was clearly detected among M hyopneumoniae strains. Slight cross-reactions were observed between M hyopneumoniae and M flocculare. Using 2-dimensional immunoelectrophoresis, antigenic differences were observed among M hyopneumoniae strains, although many common components also were detected in electropherograms. Mycoplasma flocculare possessed a close antigenic relationship to M hyopneumoniae, as determined by two-dimensional immunoelectrophoresis, whereas both organisms were less related to M hyorhinis. Evidence obtained in this study indicated that strains of mycoplasmas tentatively identified as M hyopneumoniae were similar antigenically, but evidence was obtained also of some diversity in antigenic structure among these strains.     

Genetic diversity in fluoroquinolone and macrolide-resistant Campylobacter coli from pigs

The genetic diversity of 115 Campylobacter coli strains, isolated from pigs of 59 geographical distant farms in Switzerland, were characterized on the basis of their DNA fingerprints and resistance to macrolides and fluoroquinolones. Sequence analysis showed that the macrolide-resistant isolates had a point mutation in the 23S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes (A2075G) and that the fluoroquinolone-resistant isolates had a point mutation in the gyrase gene gyrA (C257T). One fluoroquinolone-resistant strain had an additional transition mutation in the gyrB gene (A1471C). The flaA restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) genotyping revealed that 57% of the isolates were genetically different. Point mutations in the 23S rRNA and gyrA genes could be found in both genetically distant and genetically related isolates. Additionally, isolates with and without point mutations were found within individual farms and on different farms. This study showed that the ciprofloxacin and erythromycin-resistant C. coli population present on the pig farms is not issued from a common ancestral clone, but individual Campylobacter strains have most likely mutated independently to acquire resistances under the selective pressure of an antibiotic.     

抗菌药物联合使用对耐达氟沙星鸡毒支原体的体外抑制作用研究

为探究抗菌药物联合使用对耐达氟沙星鸡毒支原体的体外抑制效果,选择鸡毒支原体标准株S6和对达氟沙星MIC升高程度不同的突变株M1、M2和M4,分别测定泰乐菌素、大观霉素、林可霉素、泰妙菌素、替米考星和多西环素种对4株鸡毒支原体的最低抑菌浓度,并使用达氟沙星分别联合上述6种抗菌药物进行体外抑菌试验.结果显示:除达氟沙星外,...     

Antimicrobial drug use and related management practices among Ontario swine producers

A mail survey of swine producers in Ontario was undertaken during 1991 to describe the types, frequency, and motives for antimicrobial use. Two hundred operations that marketed fewer than 350 hogs per year, and 800 that marketed more than 350 per year were sent questionnaires, 63% of which were completed and returned. Most operations (86%) added antimicrobials to starter (weanling pig) rations, while fewer (29%) added these drugs to finisher pig rations. The most commonly used antimicrobials were tylosin, carbadox, and furazolidone in weanling pigs, and tylosin, lincomycin, and tetracycline in finishers. Water medication of grower-finisher pigs was practised on 25% of farms; 80% of farms had injected at least some grower-finisher pigs with antimicrobials in the 12 mo preceding the survey. Approximately 20% of operations that added antimicrobials to finisher rations did so for growth promotion purposes only, while others used them for disease treatment, prevention, control, or a combination of reasons. Among those not using antimicrobials in finisher rations, 83% did not believe they were necessary and 37% were concerned about the potential for residues in marketed hogs.     

Specificity of oligonucleotide probes complementary to evolutionarily variable regions of 16S rRNA from Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Mycoplasma hyorhinis.

Mycoplasma is the common name for the smallest free-living microorganisms, the Mollicutes. Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is of great importance in veterinary medicine, causing enzootic pneumonia in pigs. M hyorhinis can cause polyserositis and may cause pneumonia in piglets. Oligonucleotides complementary to variable regions of 16S rRNA from these mycoplasmas were designed and used as probes for detection and identification of these mycoplasmas. The probe complementary to 16S rRNA of M hyorhinis gave a very weak cross-hybridisation with M hyosynoviae in filter hybridisation experiments, but not with any of the other porcine mycoplasmas tested. Three oligonucleotide probes complementary to M hyopneumoniae 16S rRNA were tested. One of the probes (Mhp6/30) was found to be specific to M hyopneumoniae, but the other two gave cross-hybridisation with M flocculare. Using the Mhp6/30 probe in direct filter hybridisation experiments, it proved possible to detect M hyopneumoniae in lung biopsies from experimentally infected pigs.     

In vitro sensitivity of Hungarian Actinobaculum suis strains to selected antimicrobials

In vitro antimicrobial sensitivity of 12 Hungarian isolates and the type strain ATCC 33144 of Actinobaculum suis to different antimicrobial compounds was determined both by the agar dilution and by the disc diffusion method. By agar dilution, MIC50 values in the range of 0.05-3.125 micrograms/ml were determined for penicillin, ampicillin, ceftiofur, doxycycline, tylosin, pleuromutilins, chloramphenicol, florfenicol, enrofloxacin and lincomycin. The MIC50 value of oxytetracycline and spectinomycin was 6.25 and 12.5 micrograms/ml, respectively. For ofloxacin, flumequine, neomycin, streptomycin, gentamicin, nalidixic acid, nitrofurantoin and sulphamethoxazole + trimethoprim MIC50 values were in the range of 25-100 micrograms/ml. With the disc diffusion method, all strains were sensitive to penicillin, cephalosporins examined, chloramphenicol and florfenicol, tetracyclines examined, pleuromutilins, lincomycin and tylosin. Variable sensitivity was observed for fluoroquinolones (flumequine, enrofloxacin, ofloxacin), most of the strains were susceptible to marbofloxacin. Almost all strains were resistant to aminoglycosides but most of them were sensitive to spectinomycin. A strong correlation was determined for disc diffusion and MIC results (Spearman's rho 0.789, p < 0001). MIC values of the type strain and MIC50 values of other tested strains did not differ significantly. Few strains showed a partially distinct resistance pattern for erythromycin, lincomycin and ampicillin in both methods.     

Molecular Identification and Genetic Evolution Analysis of Haemophilus parasuis 16S rRNA Gene in Local Pig Origin

To study the molecular genetic evolution characteristics of Haemophilus parasuis(Hps), PCR was used to determine the 16S rRNA gene of the strain XY0501 isolated from local pigs in Henan province, and genetic evolution analysis was conducted. The results showed that the amplication of 16S rRNA of the isolate XY0501 was 822 bp, the nucleotide sequence similarity among the reference strains was 97.1% to 99.3%, and 99.3% with the strain serotype 5. The phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA revealed that the Hps isolate XY0501 from local pigs belonged to the same branch with reference strain serotype 5. The results identified that the Hps infection could cause severe clinical symptoms in pigs, but infection source need to be further investigation,in addition, 16S rRNA of Hps of different serotypes was conserved and no species difference.     

Evaluation of a 23S rDNA polymerase chain reaction assay for identification of Serpulina intermedia, and strain typing using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

A polymerase chain reaction assay, amplifying a 1027 base pair portion of the 23S rDNA gene, was evaluated for identification of the intestinal spirochaete Serpulina intermedia. A total of 34 strains of S. intermedia isolated from pigs and chickens and 195 strains of other related species were tested. The optimised assay correctly identified all the S. intermedia strains, but generated 11 false positive reactions, giving a test sensitivity of 100% and a test specificity of 94.3%. The false positive reactions were generated from strains of four different species of intestinal spirochaetes, and the product was of the original predicted size. This suggests that the primer sites selected on the 23S rRNA gene were not completely specific for S. intermedia. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis was then developed to investigate diversity amongst the S. intermedia strains. All strains tested had distinct DNA banding patterns using Mlu1, although three isolates from chickens on the same farm appeared closely related. The collection exhibited considerable genetic diversity, and strains from pigs and chickens were distributed in clusters throughout the dendrogram produced. The most closely related porcine and avian strains shared only 62% similarity.     

Mycoplasma hyorhinis in Taiwan: diagnosis and isolation of swine pneumonia pathogen

This study attempted to determine whether one multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is an effective adjunct method for diagnosing Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Mycoplasma hyorhinis infection, and whether M. hyorhinis should be considered as an enzootic pneumonia or porcine respiratory disease complex pathogen in Taiwan. To our knowledge, this study is the first to isolate and identify M. hyorhinis as a porcine pathogen in Taiwan. A novel isolation method and a multiplex PCR test were applied to detect and isolate M. hyorhinis. The correlation of M. hyorhinis with swine pneumonia was also examined using a challenge test. Based on weight, 18 pigs were assigned to three groups and housed throughout the study in a specific-pathogen-free (SPF) facility and provided with aseptic feed and water. Groups 1 (n=6) and 2 (n=6) were challenged with 5mL M. hyorhinis culture via tracheal intubation on day 1. The M. hyorhinis strains ATIT-1, -3, and-7 were used to infect group 1 and the strain ATCC 27717 was used for group 2. Culture medium was replaced by phosphate-buffered saline in group 3 (n=6). All pigs were slaughtered on day 28, and their lungs were removed for examination of lesions. Of the six pigs in group 1 challenged with wild-type strains, two had typical mycoplasma pneumonia lesions. No gross lung lesions were observed in groups 2 and 3. Although further examination is necessary to confirm that wild-type strains can cause pneumonia, it appears that M. hyopneumoniae is no longer the only mycoplasma pathogen implicated in the diagnosis of swine enzootic pneumonia (SEP).     

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Mycoplasma hyorhinis

A broth microdilution technique was used to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of 15 field isolates of Mycoplasma hyorhinis to 10 antimicrobial agents, representative of different classes, and contrasting newer agents to existing ones. For the macrolides, the MIC(90) for tylosin and tilmicosin was 1 and 4 microg/ml, respectively, but was > or = 16 microg/ml for erythromycin. Tetracycline, lincomycin and enrofloxacin each had an MIC(90) of 2 microg/ml. The mycoplasma had similar levels of susceptibility to the aminoglycoside and aminocyclictol classes exhibiting an MIC(90) of 4 microg/ml for gentamicin and 2 microg/ml for spectinomycin. The isolates exhibited high MICs to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole with an MIC(90) > or = 16/304 microg/ml. In summary, M. hyorhinis isolates from the US had low MICs against a variety of antimicrobials tested, with the exception of erythromycin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.     

红霉素体外诱导猪链球菌耐药机制研究

2004年在病猪体内分离到一株猪链球菌,通过平板扩散法和微量稀释法药敏试验表明这株链球菌对红霉素敏感。采用这株猪链球菌进行体外诱导试验,在低浓度药物组第165代和高浓度药物组第180代的菌液对红霉素M IC值均达到中介水平。它们的耐药表型均为内在型,而且都扩增到了ermB耐药基因。其中180代菌的23S rRNA碱基1387位A突变成G;它们的核糖体蛋白L4,165代菌碱基104位、585位和633位,分别T突变成C、A突变成G和A突变成G,180代菌碱基283位和651位,分别A突变成G和T突变成G;核糖体蛋白L22,165代和180代菌碱基109位和468位,分别C突变成A和T突变成A,并且165代菌碱基还在426位G突变成A。这些碱基的突变可能是引起猪链球菌对红霉素耐药的原因之一。     

随机扩增多态性DNA技术对绿色气球菌的相关性分析

为考察恩诺沙星与乙酰甲喹的联合抗菌活性,采用肉汤稀释棋盘法测定了恩诺沙星与乙酰甲喹单用及联用对大肠杆菌、沙门氏菌临床菌株的体外抗菌活性。结果显示:恩诺沙星与乙酰甲喹单独使用对大肠杆菌的最小抑菌浓度为8μg/m L和32μg/m L,对沙门氏菌的最小抑菌浓度为16μg/m L和256μg/m L。两药联用对大肠杆菌和沙门氏菌的FIC指数为0.5和0.75,分别表现为协同作用和相加作用。试验表明,恩诺沙星与乙酰甲喹联用可以增强对大肠杆菌和沙门氏菌感染的治疗效果。     

副猪嗜血杆菌血清7型菌株毒力及耐药性分析

【目的】了解河南地区副猪嗜血杆菌(Haemophilus parasuis,Hps)血清7型流行菌株的毒力及耐药情况。【方法】以Hps血清7型参考菌株为对照,对6株Hps血清7型临床分离菌株进行16S rRNA基因扩增、序列分析、毒力基因检测、致病性试验和药敏试验研究。【结果】16S rRNA基因测序及相似性比对结果显示,菌株1436与参考菌株0007相似性为100%,菌株1565、1624与参考菌株0007相似性均为98.6%。系统发育树分析表明,菌株1436与参考菌株0007亲缘关系最近;菌株1624与参考菌株0007亲缘关系最远。6株临床菌株与参考菌株表现为2种毒力基因型,菌株均携带有vta1、vta2、vta3、wza、nanH、cdtA、cdtB、cdtC和espP2毒力基因,其中5株临床菌株还携带ompP2毒力基因。豚鼠致病性试验结果显示,临床菌株毒力较参考菌株表现出不同程度的增强,参考菌株不能感染豚鼠发病,未表现任何临床症状;临床菌株可感染豚鼠发病,表现出一定的临床症状,发病率为20%~40%,死亡率为0。参考菌株和临床菌株均对头孢他啶和头孢噻呋敏感,对强力霉素、氟苯尼考中介,对新霉素、卡那霉素、阿米卡星、红霉素、替米考星等耐药,且均表现出多重耐药现象。【结论】Hps血清7型临床菌株有一定的致病性,但毒力较弱,对头孢类药物敏感,有明显的多重耐药现象,临床上应注意对该血清型的防控。本研究为Hps血清7型流行病学、致病机制研究奠定了基础,为Hps血清7型的临床防控提供了参考依据。     

Determination of sensitivity of Mycoplasma hyosynoviae to tylosin and selected antibacterial drugs by a microtiter technique.

A microtiter technique was used for determination of the sensitivity of Mycoplasma hyosynoviae to antibiotics and other drugs. Use of a biphasic agar-broth medium in microtiter plates allowed direct visualization of growth. Results were more reproducible with this system than when broth alone was used and evaluation based on color change was required. Attempts to adapt the test for use with Mycoplasma hyorhinis were not successful. Minimal inhibitory concentrations of 12 drugs and drug combinations for 12 strains of M. hyosynoviae are presented. Drugs with the lowest minimal inhibitory concentrations were tylosin (0.37 mcg/ml)and lincomycin (0.88 mcg/ml), both of which have been used for treatment and control of M. hyosynoviae arthritis. Comparison of the minimal inhibitory concentrations of tylosin for 43 isolates of M. hyosynoviae obtained in 1959 and 1960 and from 1966 through 1971 indicated the possibilty of decreasing sensitivity to the drug although differences between recent isolates and earlier ones were not statistically significant.     

鸡卡氏杆菌的分离与16S rRNA基因的分析鉴定

四川雅安某种鸡场种鸡出现消瘦,腹部膨大,肝脏肿大破裂出血,腹膜和输卵管炎为主要特征的疾病。为诊断和预防此病的发生,通过对细菌分离纯化、形态学观察、生化试验、药物敏感性试验鉴定出1株致病菌,应用通用引物对细菌的16S rRNA基因进行克隆和测序,测序结果于NCBI上进行BLAST比对,选择同源性较高的巴氏杆菌科15个属的29株细菌16S rRNA序列进行比对分析,构建遗传进化树。结果表明,分离纯化的细菌能在血平板上生长,革兰氏染色阴性短杆状,能发酵大多数糖和醇类,对头孢类抗生素敏感,16S rRNA序列与卡氏杆菌属细菌的同源性最高,在92.2%～99.5%之间,特别是与鸭卡氏杆菌同源在97.5%～99.5%之间。遗传进化树分析结果表明,该菌株与卡氏杆菌属细菌属于同一大分类群,与鸭卡氏杆菌位于同一个小分支,最终诊断该鸡场为卡氏杆菌感染。