Integron content of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium strains isolated in Hungary in the years 1997-1999

The integron content of 52 DT104/U302 phage type strains and 53 non-DT104/U302 strains of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) was studied in PCR experiments using a 5'-CS/3'-CS primer pair (Lévesque et al., 1995). Forty-three out of 44 streptomycin- and/or ampicillin-resistant DT104 and related phage type strains were found to carry a 1 kb and/or 1.2 kb long integron. The other resistance markers did not affect the number and size of integrons; no integron-free multidrug-resistant (MDR) DT104 strains were found. The two large groups of DT104 strains (Felix-Callow's phage types 2 and 2c) proved to be identical in respect of integron patterns (IPs), supporting the views of those authors who consider DT104 a single clone. Strains of human and animal origin did not differ from each other in their IPs. Within the non-DT104 phage types, ampicillin- and/or streptomycin-resistant, integron-free MDR strains were also found. Based on amplicons varying between 290 and 3500 bp an IP system was suggested. The commonest amplicon sizes in non-DT104 strains were 1450 and 2050 bp. The IPs of DT104 strains and of non-DT104 strains containing an integron of 1 and 1.2 kb size were stable. In contrast, the IPs of other non-DT104 strains showed a varying degree of instability. Integron loss was frequently associated with spontaneous plasmid elimination and changes of R-type among the descendants of a given strain.     

Assessment of antibiotic resistance phenotype and integrons in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium isolated from swine

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) isolated and identified from swine were subjected for the analysis of antibiotic resistance pattern and clinically important class 1 and 2 integrons. In addition, S. Typhimurium isolates exhibiting ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline and florfenicol (ACSSuTF) resistance pattern as described in most Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium definitive type 104 (DT104) were characterized by polymerase chain reaction. All the isolates were resistant to more than four antibiotics and showed the highest resistance to streptomycin (94.1%), followed by tetracycline (90.1%), ampicillin (64.7%), chloramphenicol (56.8%) and gentamicin (54.9%). MIC value for the ten isolates ranged between 0.125-2 mug/ml for ciprofloxacin. Among the beta-lactams used, only one of the isolate exhibited resistance to ceftiofur (MIC 8 microg/ml). Sixty eight percent of these multi drug resistance (MDR) S. Typhimurium isolates carried clinically important class 1 integron with 1kb (aadA) and/or 2kb (dhfrXII-orfF-aadA2) resistance gene cassettes. This study reports the increasing trend of multi drug resistance (MDR) S. Typhimurium with clinically important class 1 integron in pigs. In addition, emergence of the ACSSuTF-type resistance in S. Typhimurium PT other than DT104 may limit the use of resistance gene markers in its detection methods by PCR.     

辽宁地区猪源大肠埃希菌整合子携带情况调查与分析

查明辽宁地区整合子在猪源大肠埃希菌中的分布及整合子携带耐药基因盒的种类,可为该病的综合防控提供科学依据。本研究利用整合酶基因PCR扩增法检测整合子,并对整合子可变区进行扩增测序。结果表明,71.43%(40/56)的菌株为Ⅰ类整合子阳性,1.79%(1/56)的菌株同时为Ⅰ类和Ⅱ类整合子阳性,未检测到Ⅲ类整合子;87.8%(36/41)的菌株表现为Ⅰ类整合子可变区扩增阳性,扩增产物大小在116bp~2 307bp之间,100%(1/1)菌株表现为Ⅱ类整合子可变区扩增阳性,大小为2 106bp;整合子可变区含有编码对氨基糖苷类抗生素耐药的基因(aadA1、aadA2、aadA5、aadA22、aadB、aacA4和sat2),编码对磺胺类抗生素耐药的基因(dfrA1、dfrA12、dfrA17),编码对氯霉素抗生素耐药的基因(cmlA1、cmlA6)。因此,整合子在大肠埃希菌中广泛存在,辽宁地区大肠埃希菌中整合子主要携带编码对氨基糖苷类、磺胺类和氯霉素耐药基因盒。     

Epidemiology and characterization of animal Salmonella enterica subspecies Enterica serotype typhimurium DT104 in Hungary

Reports on the internationally emerging significance of multiresistant zoonotic Salmonella in animals and man prompted studies to estimate the significance of multiresistant Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serotype Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) phage type DT104 of animal origin in Hungary. A collection of 231 strains (primarily of goose, turkey, poultry and porcine origin from the years 1997-1998) was tested for resistance against 7 selected antibiotics (ampicillin, chloramphenicol, enrofloxacin, nalidixic acid, streptomycin, tetracycline and sulphamethoxazole). Strains with resistance against 3 or more were defined as multiresistant. All strains were phage typed using Felix-Callow's S. Typhimurium phage typing system, and 91 of them (suspect DT104) were also typed according to Anderson's definitive typing (DT) system. In this study, 14% of animal strains from 1997-1998 was classified as DT104, for which turkey, pig and duck seemed to be the main carriers, and the multiresistant non-DT104 strains represented a further 6% of this collection. The prevalence of DT104 was highest among strains of turkey origin (50%), followed by strains of pig (29%), chicken (25%), duck (19%), and goose (3%) origin. The other DT104 related phage types (DT12 and U302) were only detected in the case of 4 strains (2 of porcine, and one each of turkey and of goose origin). The DT104 corresponded to the Felix-Callow types 2/3 or 2c/3 in each case, except in the case of 3 turkey strains where they corresponded to type 35/3. Nalidixic acid resistance was detected in all multiresistant turkey strains and in some of other animal origin but none of these strains were resistant to enrofloxacin. A retrospective analysis (based on the above relationship) indicated that S. Typhimurium strains corresponding to DT104 could be present and increase in the Hungarian farm animal population from about 2% to 20% between 1985 and 1990, in a manner similar to the emergence of human DT104, as reported elsewhere (Pászti et al., 2000). The 91 suspect DT104 strains were also tested for plasmid profile and for spvC gene indicating the presence of the large serotype specific plasmid (Ssp). No characteristic plasmid profile could be attributed to S. Typhimurium DT104. The serovar-specific large plasmid was detected by PCR for spvC in 100% of DT104 strains and in 77% of the non-DT104 strains. The virulence of two DT104 strains was tested in orally infected day-old chicks and compared with virulence of 4 non-DT104 strains. Higher colonizing virulence of DT104 strains could be established as compared to the other strains.     

猪源大肠杆菌耐药性与Ⅰ型整合子关系研究

目的为了解猪源大肠杆菌中Ⅰ型整合子的流行情况,探讨Ⅰ型整合子与大肠杆菌耐药表型的相关性。方法采用微量肉汤稀释法测定119株猪源大肠杆菌对8类14种抗菌药物的耐药性,并采用PCR法检测猪源大肠杆菌Ⅰ型整合酶基因(int I1)并扩增其可变区,对PCR产物进行酶切分析,测序分析整合子可变区携带的耐药基因盒。结果 119株大肠杆菌耐药现象十分严重,对四环素、磺胺异恶唑、新诺明全部耐药,所有菌株均呈多重耐药。119株猪源大肠杆菌中有92株含Ⅰ型整合子,检出率77.31%。扩增出7类大小不同的基因盒插入区片段,范围为1008bp～3149bp。7类Ⅰ型整合子在119株猪源大肠杆菌中存在13种流行组合。78.15%大肠杆菌菌株的Ⅰ型整合子携带2种或2种以上的基因盒,其中以携带编码氨基糖苷类药物耐药基因(aadA1、aadA2、aadA5、aadA22、aadB)最多,其次为编码磺胺类药物耐药基因(dfrA1、dfrA12、dfrA17、dfrA27),此外还携带编码利福平、林可霉素和氯霉素的基因lnuF、cmlA6、aar-3、orf。结论Ⅰ型整合子普遍存在于大肠杆菌中,且呈流行上升趋势;Ⅰ型整合子参与耐药及多重耐药,但单株细菌携带的耐药基因盒与其耐药表型无对应关系。     

猪源大肠杆菌耐药性与I型整合子关系研究

目的为了解猪源大肠杆菌中I型整合子的流行情况,探讨I型整合子与大肠杆菌耐药表型的相关性。方法采用微量肉汤稀释法测定119株猪源大肠杆菌对8类14种抗菌药物的耐药性,并采用PCR法检测猪源大肠杆菌I型整合酶基因（int11）并扩增其可变区,对PCR产物进行酶切分析,测序分析整合子可变区携带的耐药基因盒。结果119株大肠杆菌耐药现象十分严重,对四环素、磺胺异恶唑、新诺明全部耐药,所有菌株均呈多重耐药。119株猪源大肠杆菌中有92株含I型整合子,检出率77．31％。扩增出7类大小不同的基因盒插入区片段,范围为1008bp-3149bp。7类I型整合子在119株猪源大肠杆菌中存在13种流行组合。78．15％大肠杆菌菌株的I型整合子携带2种或2种以上的基因盒,其中以携带编码氨基糖苷类药物耐药基因（aadA1、aadA2、aadA5、aadA22、aadB）最多,其次为编码磺胺类药物耐药基因（dfrA1、dfrA12、dfrA17、dfrA27）,此外还携带编码利福平、林可霉素和氯霉素的基因1nuF、cm1A6、aar-3、off.结论I型整合子普遍存在于大肠杆菌中,且呈流行上升趋势;I型整合子参与耐药及多重耐药,但单株细菌携带的耐药基因盒与其耐药表型无对应关系。     

Characterization of integron mediated antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella isolated from diseased swine

Forty-two Salmonella isolates obtained from diseased swine were genetically characterized for the presence of specific antimicrobial resistance mechanisms. Twenty of these isolates were characterized as S. Typhimurium DT104 strains. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis was used to determine genetic relatedness and revealed 20 distinct genetic patterns among the 42 isolates. However, all DT104 isolates fell within 2 closely related genetic clusters. Other Salmonella isolates were genetically grouped together according to serotype. All DT104 isolates displayed the penta-resistance phenotype to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfamethoxazole, and tetracycline. Resistance to sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, streptomycin, kanamycin, and ampicillin was most common among the non-DT104 Salmonella isolates. All DT104 strains contained 2 chromosomal integrons of 1000 and 1200 base pairs. The DNA sequencing revealed that the 2 integrons contained genes encoding a resistance to streptomycin and ampicillin, respectively. None of the non-DT104 strains showed the same pattern, although several strains possessed integrons of 1000 base pairs or larger. However, the majority of non-DT104 Salmonella strains did not possess any integrons. Two Salmonella isolates displayed tolerance to the organic solvent cyclohexane, indicating the possibility that they are overexpressing chromosomal regulatory genes marA or soxS or the associated multidrug efflux pump, acrAB. This research suggests that integrons contribute to antimicrobial resistance among specific swine Salmonella serotypes; however, they are not as widely disseminated among non-Typhimurium swine Salmonella serotypes as previously thought.     

Molecular characterization of plasmids with antimicrobial resistant genes in avian isolates of Pasteurella multocida

The complete nucleotide sequences of two plasmids from avian isolates of Pasteurella multocida that caused outbreaks of fowl cholera in Taiwan were determined. The entire sequences of the two plasmids, designated as pJR1 and pJR2, were 6792 bp and 5252 bp. Sequence analysis showed that the plasmid pJR1 contained six major genes: the first gene (sulII) encoded a type II sulfonamide resistant dihydropteroate synthase, the second gene (tetG) encoded a tetracycline resistance protein, the third gene (catB2) encoded a chloramphenicol acetyltransferase, the fourth gene (rep) encoded a replication protein, and the fifth and sixth genes (mbeCy and deltambeAy) encoded proteins involved in the mobilization of plasmid. The plasmid pJR2 contained five major genes: the first gene (deltaintI1) encoded a truncated form of a type I integrase, the second gene (aadA1) encoded an aminoglycoside adenylyltransferase that confers resistance to streptomycin and spectinomycin, the third gene (blaP1) encoded a beta-lactamase that confers resistance to ampicillin and carbenicillin, and the fourth and fifth genes might encode proteins involved in the plasmid replication or segregation. Sequence comparisons showed that the antibiotic resistance genes found in pJR1 and pJR2 exhibited a high degree of sequence homology to the corresponding genes found in a great variety of gram-negative bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica Typhimurium DT104, Psedomonas spp., P. multocida, Mannheimia spp., and Actinobacills pleuropneumoniae, which suggests that these resistance genes were disseminated in these bacteria. Although sulII and tetG genes were found previously in P. multocida or Mannheimia spp., this is the first report on the presence of catB2, aadA1, and blaP1 genes in bacteria of the family Pasturellaceae. Moreover, the aadA1 and blaP1 genes found in pJR2 were organized into an integron structure, which is a site-specific recombination system capable of capturing and mobilizing antibiotic resistance genes. This is also the first report on the presence of an integron in bacteria of the family Pasteurellaceae. The presence of a P. multocida integron might facilitate the spreading of antibiotic resistance genes between P. multocida and other gram-negative bacteria.     

Antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli isolates in cattle and house sparrows on two Czech dairy farms

Rectal smears of calves, cows and young bulls, as well as cloacal smears of house sparrows (Passer domesticus), from farms at the villages of Sumice and Troskotovice, Czech Republic, were examined for E. coli resistant to 12 antimicrobials. The resistant isolates were tested for antimicrobial-resistance genes and integrons. Totals of 40% (n=183), 3% (n=95), 0% (n=33), and 9% (n=54) of Escherichia coli isolates from calves, cows, young bulls and house sparrows, respectively, were antimicrobial resistant. The following genes were identified in cattle E. coli isolates: tetA, tetB (isolates resistant to tetracycline), bla(TEM) (beta-lactams), strA, aadA (streptomycin), sul1, sul2 (sulphonamides), and cat, floR (chloramphenicol). Seven of 16 antimicrobial-resistant calf isolates from the Sumice farm possessed class 1 integrons with the aadA1 gene cassette integrated, 1 kb in size. On the Troskotovice farm, eight of 57 antimicrobial-resistant calf isolates possessed class 1 integrons. Integrons of 1.5kb with the dhfr1- aadA1 gene cassette were found in four isolates, followed by a 1kb integron with the aadA1 gene found in three isolates, and a 1.7kb integron with the dhfr17-aadA5 gene cassette and the phenotype ASSuTSxtNaCipCCfG. The prevalence of resistant E. coli in calves compared to adult cattle was much higher and probably was influenced by oral antimicrobial usage in calves, feeding with milk and colostrum from treated cows, as well as mechanisms unrelated to antimicrobial drug selection. Although house sparrows lived together with the cattle and came into contact with cattle waste on the farm, they were not infected by resistant E. coli isolates with the same characteristics as those found in cattle.     

Distribution of integrons and SGI1 among antibiotic-resistant Salmonella enterica isolates of animal origin

In Salmonella enterica, resistance to antibiotics can be caused by the presence of SGI1, transposons or conjugative plasmids. In this study we were interested in the relative contribution of these genetic elements to the antibiotic resistance of S. enterica isolates collected within a single year in the Czech Republic from animal sources. Altogether 123 antibiotic-resistant isolates belonging to 16 different S. enterica serovars were classified into 3 groups according to the presence of SGI1 and the presence of integrons. The first group consisted of 62 strains in which neither SGI1 nor class 1 integron was detected. A high diversity among serovars and resistance phenotypes was found in this group. The second group consisted of 56 strains positive for both the SGI1 and class 1 integron, out of which 55 belonged to serovar Typhimurium and one to a nonmotile serovar [4,12] which harboured the SGI1-B variant. The third group comprised five strains which were positive for class 1 integron but negative for the SGI1. Sequencing of the integrons in these isolates identified integron with sat1 and aadA1 gene cassettes in S. Sandiego and S. Pullorum, dfrA1 and aadA1 gene cassettes in S. Typhimurium integron, and aadA21 gene cassette in S. Braenderub and S. Zanzibar.     

Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 prophage-like sequences among German Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium phage types and their use in detection of phage type DT104 by the polymerase chain reaction

A 1.6kb DNA fragment identified by random amplifiable polymorphic DNA differentiation (RAPD) from a Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium phage type DT104 isolate was used to investigate the prevalence of the region in 160 DT104 isolates, 83 other epidemiological important S. Typhimurium phage types and 20 strains selected from 17 other Salmonella serotypes. PCR screening tests using two different primer-sets derived from the RAPD fragment's nucleotide sequence showed that 76% of the 160 DT104 isolates investigated, including subtypes DT104A, DT104B, DT104B low, DT104H and DT104L, reacted positively. High sensitivity was shown for DT104 strains expressing at least the penta-resistance pattern ACSSuT (97% of 104 strains tested). DT104 susceptible strains showed only a sensitivity of 35% (17 strains tested). In contrast, 83% of the 83 strains from the other S. Typhimurium phage types reacted negatively. Strains from five out of the 17 other serotypes showed a positive signal with one primer-set. The other primer-set exhibited only a positive reaction with one S. Dublin isolate. The analysis of a 2415bp extended sequence revealed homologies to genes encoded by Escherichia coli O157:H7 prophages, suggesting that the described region contains genes of a prophage specific for DT104 and related phage types.     

鸡源大肠杆菌整合子及基因盒分子流行病学研究

对河南省鸡源大肠杆菌Ⅰ类、Ⅱ类和Ⅲ类整合子及其携带的耐药基因盒进行了分子流行病学研究。结果表明：51株鸡源大肠杆菌中86．3％（44／51）检出Ⅰ类整合子,3．9％（2／51）检出Ⅱ类整合子,未检出Ⅲ类整合子。Ⅰ类整合子共检出5种类型的基因盒,分剐是sat基因盒（100％）,dfrAl＋aadAl基因盒（45．4％,20／44）,dfrAl7＋aadA5基因盒（22．5％,9／44）,dfrAl＋sat＋aadA2基因盒（6．8％,3／44）和4800bp未知基因盒（27．3％,12／44）,其中4800bp未知基因盒的下游携带有ESBLCTX-M基因,Ⅱ类整合子的基因盒携带dfrAl＋sat＋aadAl3种基因。     

禽养殖场中季铵盐抗性菌株的分离及其I类整合子特性研究

对来自禽养殖场的季铵盐抗性菌进行分离及鉴定,并通过分析第一类整合子特性来探讨整合子对细菌耐药性的影响。生化鉴定耐药菌,采用K-B法研究菌株对10种抗生素的药敏试验,PCR法扩增一类整合酶基因和内部的基因盒,电泳检测后测序。结果显示：22株菌全部对至少3种抗生素表现出耐药性。Ⅰ类整合子检测全部阳性,检出率为100%。对其基因盒进行扩增,只有11株检测含有耐药基因盒,其序列分析显示多对甲氧苄啶、氨基糖苷类抗生素耐药。Ⅰ类整合子广泛存在于禽养殖环境菌中,其对细菌多重耐药的产生和传播起着重要作用。     

Class 1 integrons in Dutch Salmonella enterica serovar Dublin isolates from clinical cases of bovine salmonellosis

Fifty-nine Salmonella enterica serovar Dublin (Salmonella Dublin) isolates from clinical cases of bovine salmonellosis between 1993 and 2004 were tested for their susceptibility to 15 antimicrobial agents and the presence of class 1 integrons. Integrons were further analyzed by conserved segment PCR-RFLP. DNA sequencing was used to identify the inserted gene cassette. Twelve (20.3%) isolates were multidrug-resistant. A combination of resistance against chloramphenicol, streptomycin and sulphonamides was the most common phenotype observed. Multidrug-resistance (MDR) was found to be strongly associated with the presence of integrons, since a class 1 integron with the aadA1 gene cassette encoding resistance to streptomycin and spectinomycin was found in all 12 multidrug-resistant isolates. The presence of the aadA1 gene in Salmonella Dublin has not been reported before. None of the integron carrying Salmonella Dublin isolates could transfer its antimicrobial resistance to E. coli K12 by conjugation. Analysis of plasmid profiles and pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns showed at least some clonality among the Salmonella Dublin isolates, but 11 different types could be distinguished based on both XbaI and BlnI-PFGE patterns. Thus, the Dutch Salmonella Dublin strains were closely related but not clonal.     

胶东地区耐药猪源大肠杆菌Ⅰ型整合子-基因盒流行状况分析

在胶东地区119株多重耐药大肠杆菌中,共92株菌有I型整合子整合酶基因,检出率达77.31%。92株I型整合子携带大肠杆菌共扩增出7类不同大小的基因盒插入区片段,大小分别为1008bp、1318bp、1586bp、1663bp、1913bp、1945bp、3149bp,其中以大小为1008bp的插入区片段的检出率最高,为31.67%。而检出率最低的为长度为1318bp的基因盒插入区。将基因盒插入区扩增片段的测序结果与Genebank中的相关序列进行比对,得出Ⅰ型整合子携带的耐药基因盒种类分别为aadA1、aadA2、aadA5、aadA22、aadB、dfrA1、dfrA12、dfrA17、dfrA27、lnuF、cmLA6、aar-3、orfF分别编码对相应药物的耐药性。     

Identification of an aadA2 gene cassette from Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar derby

During a study on Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Derby from slaughter-age pigs in Brazil, two epidemiologically unrelated multi-resistant S. Derby isolates were found to carry a class 1 integron with a single gene cassette. Sequence analysis confirmed that this gene cassette harboured an aadA2 gene. The aadA2 gene codes for an aminoglycoside adenyltransferase, which mediates resistance to the aminoglycoside streptomycin and the aminocyclitol spectinomycin. Although aadA2 gene cassettes are widely distributed among Salmonella, database searches identified an AadA2 protein indistinguishable from that of S. Derby only in single isolates of S. enterica subsp. enterica Enteritidis from France and S. enterica subsp. enterica Typhimurium from Japan. Structural analysis of the 59-base element revealed at least one base pair difference between the 59-base element of the aadA2 cassette from S. Derby and any of the 59-base elements deposited in the databases.     

猪源奇异变形杆菌的分离鉴定及特征分析

为探究广西地区猪源奇异变形杆菌的毒力和耐药情况,本研究从不同规模养殖场收集病死猪病料98份,通过分离培养、形态学观察、染色镜检、16S rRNA测序对分离菌进行鉴定;采用微量肉汤稀释法进行药敏试验;PCR检测毒力基因、耐药基因和整合子及其可变区;可变区扩增产物克隆至pMD^TM19-T载体进行测序。鉴定结果显示,22株细菌在TSA培养基上弥漫性生长,在SS培养基上形成中心黑色边缘白色的单菌落,镜检为革兰氏阴性短杆菌,变形杆菌属特异性基因（TUF）阳性。16S rRNA测序结果显示,21株分离菌与奇异变形杆菌同源性达99%,1株分离菌与彭氏变形杆菌同源性达99%。药敏结果显示,21株奇异变形杆菌对四环素、多西环素、氨苄西林、磺胺甲噁唑耐药率均为100%,对头孢氨苄、头孢呋辛、头孢噻肟、亚胺培南、卡那霉素耐药率在57.1%以上,所有分离株均为多重耐药菌。PCR结果显示,21株分离菌毒力基因atfA、hpmA、ireA、mrpA、pmfA、rsb、ureC、zapA、ptA检出率均为100%,ucaA检出率为95.2%;ESBLs菌株为bla_TEM型、bla_CTX型或bla_TEM型和bla_CTX型,AmpC菌株均为bla_DHA型,携带ESBLs或AmpC基因的菌株比例为57.1%、14.3%,同时携带ESBLs和AmpC基因的菌株比例为14.3%;qnrA、qnrB、qnrS和aac（6’）-Ⅰb-cr检出率分别为9.5%、0、4.8%和80.1%。21株分离菌Ⅰ类整合子（intⅠ1）阳性率61.9%,检测到9种基因盒阵列（aadA2-linF、estX、dfrA32-ereA-aadA2、drfA5、drfA12-orfF-aadA2、arr3-aac （6’）Ⅰb-cr5、aac （6’）Ⅰb-cr5-bla_OXA-1-catB3-aar3、drfA1-orfC和aadA2）;Ⅱ类整合子（intⅠ2）阳性率76.2%,检测到1种基因盒阵列（drfA1-sat1-aadA1）。本研究结果表明,广西地区猪源奇异变形杆菌毒力高且耐药严重,为后期针对奇异变形杆菌的防治和研究提供数据支持。     

Distribution and characterization of class 1 integrons in Salmonella enterica serotype Gallinarum biotype Gallinarum

Fowl typhoid caused by Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype Gallinarum biotype Gallinarum is the most important chicken disease in Korea. Due to appearance of new or multiple antibiotics resistances in the recently isolated strains, it was difficult to control the disease using antibiotics in our country. Therefore, the prevalence and genetic contents of class 1 integrons in biotype Gallinarum isolated between 1992 and 2001 were investigated by PCR and direct sequencing, respectively. Out of 90 strains, 35 (39%) carried class 1 integrons. The 1.0, 1.6 and 2.0kbp amplicons were amplified in 32 strains (36%), 2 strains (2%) and 1 strain (1%), respectively. The 1.0, 1.6 and 2.0 kbp amplicons contained one (aadA1a), two (aadB-aadA1b) and three cassettes (dhfrXII-orfF-aadA2), respectively, providing resistances against aminoglycosides (aadA1a, aadA1b, aadB, and aadA2) and trimethoprim (dhfrXII). The integron-carrying strains of biotype Gallinarum appeared in 1996 and acquired additional cassettes in 2000. Although the resistances to ampicillin, tetracycline and chloramphenicol are unrelated to class 1 integrons, relatively high prevalence of integron in biotype Gallinarum may be a dormant threat to the chemotherapy of the disease in the near future because of potency to acquire additional antibiotics resistances.     

胶东地区耐药猪源大肠杆菌I型整合子-基因盒流行状况分析

在胶东地区119株多重耐药大肠杆菌中,共92株菌有I型整合子整合酶基因,检出率达77．31％。92株I型整合子携带大肠杆菌共扩增出7类不同大小的基因盒插入区片段,大小分别为1008bp、1318bp、1586bp、1663bp、1913bp、1945bp、3149bp,其中以大小为1008bp的插入区片段的检出率最高,为31．67％。而检出率最低的为长度为1318bp的基因盒插入区。将基因盒插入区扩增片段的测序结果与Genebank中的相关序列进行比对,得出I型整合子携带的耐药基因盒种类分别为aadA1、aadA2、aadA5、aadA22、aadB、dfrA1、dfrA12、dfrA17、dfrA27、1nuF、cmLA6、aar-3、orff分别编码对相应药物的耐药性。