Prevalence of Virulence Genes and Antimicrobial Resistances in <i>E. coli</i> Associated with Neonatal Diarrhea, Postweaning Diarrhea, and Edema Disease in Pigs from Austria
Increasing numbers of multi-resistant <i>Escherichia (E.) coli</i> from clinical specimens emphasize the importance of monitoring of their resistance profiles for proper treatment. Furthermore, knowledge on the presence of virulence associated genes in <i>E. coli</i> isolates...
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doaj-6df82639ab494b66b08e873acc32cec02020-11-25T03:54:25ZengMDPI AGAntibiotics2079-63822020-04-01920820810.3390/antibiotics9040208Prevalence of Virulence Genes and Antimicrobial Resistances in <i>E. coli</i> Associated with Neonatal Diarrhea, Postweaning Diarrhea, and Edema Disease in Pigs from AustriaRené Renzhammer0Igor Loncaric1Franz-Ferdinand Roch2Beate Pinior3Annemarie Käsbohrer4Joachim Spergser5Andrea Ladinig6Christine Unterweger7University Clinic for Swine, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, AustriaInstitute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, AustriaUnit of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, AustriaUnit of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, AustriaUnit of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, AustriaInstitute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, AustriaUniversity Clinic for Swine, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, AustriaUniversity Clinic for Swine, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, AustriaIncreasing numbers of multi-resistant <i>Escherichia (E.) coli</i> from clinical specimens emphasize the importance of monitoring of their resistance profiles for proper treatment. Furthermore, knowledge on the presence of virulence associated genes in <i>E. coli</i> isolates from European swine stocks is scarce. Consequently, a total of 694 <i>E. coli</i> isolated between 2016 and 2018 from diarrheic piglets of Austrian swine herds were investigated. The isolates were tested for their susceptibility to twelve antibiotics using agar disk diffusion test and for the presence of 22 virulence associated genes via PCR. Overall, 71.9, 67.7, and 49.5% of all isolates were resistant to ampicillin, tetracycline, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, while resistance levels to gentamicin and fosfomycin were 7.7 and 2.0%, respectively. Resistance frequency to ciprofloxacin was higher than in previous studies. Isolates were more likely to be resistant to ampicillin if they were also resistant to ciprofloxacin. No isolate was resistant to meropenem or amikacin. Virulence genes were detected more frequently in isolates expressing hemolytic activity on blood agar plates. The detection rate of <i>faeG</i> was increased in <i>fimH</i> negative isolates. We assume, that hemolytic activity and absence of <i>fimH</i> could be considered as potential indicators for the virulence of <i>E. coli </i>in piglets.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/4/208antimicrobial resistanceEscherichia colifimHneonatal diarrheapigspost-weaning diarrhea |
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René Renzhammer Igor Loncaric Franz-Ferdinand Roch Beate Pinior Annemarie Käsbohrer Joachim Spergser Andrea Ladinig Christine Unterweger |
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René Renzhammer Igor Loncaric Franz-Ferdinand Roch Beate Pinior Annemarie Käsbohrer Joachim Spergser Andrea Ladinig Christine Unterweger Prevalence of Virulence Genes and Antimicrobial Resistances in <i>E. coli</i> Associated with Neonatal Diarrhea, Postweaning Diarrhea, and Edema Disease in Pigs from Austria Antibiotics antimicrobial resistance Escherichia coli fimH neonatal diarrhea pigs post-weaning diarrhea |
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René Renzhammer Igor Loncaric Franz-Ferdinand Roch Beate Pinior Annemarie Käsbohrer Joachim Spergser Andrea Ladinig Christine Unterweger |
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Prevalence of Virulence Genes and Antimicrobial Resistances in <i>E. coli</i> Associated with Neonatal Diarrhea, Postweaning Diarrhea, and Edema Disease in Pigs from Austria |
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Prevalence of Virulence Genes and Antimicrobial Resistances in <i>E. coli</i> Associated with Neonatal Diarrhea, Postweaning Diarrhea, and Edema Disease in Pigs from Austria |
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Prevalence of Virulence Genes and Antimicrobial Resistances in <i>E. coli</i> Associated with Neonatal Diarrhea, Postweaning Diarrhea, and Edema Disease in Pigs from Austria |
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Prevalence of Virulence Genes and Antimicrobial Resistances in <i>E. coli</i> Associated with Neonatal Diarrhea, Postweaning Diarrhea, and Edema Disease in Pigs from Austria |
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Prevalence of Virulence Genes and Antimicrobial Resistances in <i>E. coli</i> Associated with Neonatal Diarrhea, Postweaning Diarrhea, and Edema Disease in Pigs from Austria |
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prevalence of virulence genes and antimicrobial resistances in <i>e. coli</i> associated with neonatal diarrhea, postweaning diarrhea, and edema disease in pigs from austria |
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Increasing numbers of multi-resistant <i>Escherichia (E.) coli</i> from clinical specimens emphasize the importance of monitoring of their resistance profiles for proper treatment. Furthermore, knowledge on the presence of virulence associated genes in <i>E. coli</i> isolates from European swine stocks is scarce. Consequently, a total of 694 <i>E. coli</i> isolated between 2016 and 2018 from diarrheic piglets of Austrian swine herds were investigated. The isolates were tested for their susceptibility to twelve antibiotics using agar disk diffusion test and for the presence of 22 virulence associated genes via PCR. Overall, 71.9, 67.7, and 49.5% of all isolates were resistant to ampicillin, tetracycline, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, while resistance levels to gentamicin and fosfomycin were 7.7 and 2.0%, respectively. Resistance frequency to ciprofloxacin was higher than in previous studies. Isolates were more likely to be resistant to ampicillin if they were also resistant to ciprofloxacin. No isolate was resistant to meropenem or amikacin. Virulence genes were detected more frequently in isolates expressing hemolytic activity on blood agar plates. The detection rate of <i>faeG</i> was increased in <i>fimH</i> negative isolates. We assume, that hemolytic activity and absence of <i>fimH</i> could be considered as potential indicators for the virulence of <i>E. coli </i>in piglets. |
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antimicrobial resistance Escherichia coli fimH neonatal diarrhea pigs post-weaning diarrhea |
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