Dispersion and persistence of antimicrobial resistance genes among Staphylococcus spp. and Mammaliicoccus spp. isolated along a swine manure treatment plant.
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2023
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Staphylococcus spp. and Mammaliicoccus spp. colonize the skin and mucosa of humans and other animals and are responsible
for several opportunistic infections. Staphylococci antibiotic resistance may be present in the environment due to the spread
of treated and untreated manure from the livestock industry due to antibiotic use to disease control or growth promoter. In
this work, we analyzed the species distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus and Mammaliicoccus
species along diferent sites of a swine manure treatment plant from Southeastern Brazil. Bacterial colonies were obtained
on mannitol salt agar, selected after catalase test and Gram staining, and fnally identifed by mass spectrometry and sequencing of the tuf gene. According to the results, S.cohnii and S. simulans were the most prevalent species. Antibiotic resistance
test revealed that several strains were resistant to multiple drugs, with high levels of chloramphenicol resistance (98%),
followed by erythromycin (79%), tetracycline (73%), gentamicin (46%), ciprofoxacin (42%), cefoxitin (18%), sulfamethoxazole+trimethoprim (12%), and linezolid (4%). In addition, gene detection by PCR showed that all strains carried at least 2
resistance genes and one of them carried all 11 genes investigated. Using the GTG5-PCR approach, a high genetic similarity was observed between some strains that were isolated from diferent points of the treatment plant. Although some were
seemingly identical, diferences in their resistance phenotype and genotype suggest horizontal gene transfer. The presence
of resistant bacteria and resistance genes along the treatment system highlights the potential risk of contamination by people
in direct contact with these animals and the soil since the efuent is used as a biofertilizer in the surrounding environment.
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One health, Antimicrobial resistance, Horizontal gene transfer, Swine industry, Staphylococcus
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SILVA, P. M. et al. Dispersion and persistence of antimicrobial resistance genes among Staphylococcus spp. and Mammaliicoccus spp. isolated along a swine manure treatment plant. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 30, p. 34709–34719, 2023. Disponível em: <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-24725-8>. Acesso em: 01 ago. 2023.