Enteropathogenic and Multidrug-Resistant bla CTX-M -Carrying E. coli Isolates from Dogs and Cats

Enteropathogenic (EPEC) are pathogens associated with gastrointestinal illnesses. Dogs and cats can harbor EPEC, and antimicrobial resistance may impair necessary treatments. This study characterized strains from dogs and cats, focusing on phylogroup classification, virulence factors, and antimicrob...

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Veröffentlicht in:Animals (Basel) 2024-08, Vol.14 (17)
Hauptverfasser: Feitosa, Catherine Biondo, Dos Santos, Gabriel Siqueira, Gaeta, Natalia Carrillo, Schiavi, Gustavo da Silva, Vasconcelos, Carla Gasparotto Chande, Filho, Jonas Moraes, Heinemann, Marcos Bryan, Cortez, Adriana
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Zusammenfassung:Enteropathogenic (EPEC) are pathogens associated with gastrointestinal illnesses. Dogs and cats can harbor EPEC, and antimicrobial resistance may impair necessary treatments. This study characterized strains from dogs and cats, focusing on phylogroup classification, virulence factors, and antimicrobial resistance profiles. Ninety-seven isolates from fecal samples of 31 dogs and 3 cats were obtained from a private diagnostic laboratory in Botucatu, Brazil, from March to October 2021. The antimicrobial susceptibility was assessed using the disk diffusion method. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was employed to screen for and genes encoding virulence factors, as well as to classify the isolates into phylogroups. Twenty isolates were positive for intimin encoding gene and, consequently, these isolates were classified as EPEC (20.62%). Notably, 5.1% (5/97) of the isolates exhibited extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production and 13.4% (13/97) were identified as multidrug-resistant bacteria. Phylogroups A and B2 were the most prevalent, comprising 29.9% (29/97) and 26.8% (26/97) of the bacterial isolates, respectively. This characterization highlights the prevalence of EPEC in domestic animals, emphasizing the potential risk they pose to public health and highlighting the urgency of responsible antimicrobial use in veterinary practices and the important role of laboratories in the surveillance of pathogenic multidrug-resistant bacteria.
ISSN:2076-2615
2076-2615