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兔奇异变形杆菌的分离鉴定及耐药性分析 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
为了解拉萨市一种兔场种兔腹泻死亡的病因,本试验从一只种兔的肠道内容物中分离出一株细菌,通过革兰氏染色、生化鉴定、16S rRNA PCR扩增和序列比对、动物回归试验及药敏试验进行了分析。结果显示,分离菌株为单个或成对的短杆状的革兰氏阴性菌;分离菌与GenBank中奇异变形杆菌的同源性为73.5%～99.8%,采用Mega 7.0软件将分离菌株与11株参考菌株的16S rRNA序列进行同源性比对分析,并构建系统进化树,综合分析后确定分离菌株为奇异变形杆菌,命名为T2018。在动物回归试验中有3只试验兔出现了腹泻,但均未死亡,剖检结果显示,空肠、回肠肠壁薄而透明,内有半透明胶冻样物;结肠和盲肠黏膜充血,浆膜上有出血斑点。药敏试验显示,分离菌株仅对阿莫西林/克拉维酸、庆大霉素和喹诺酮类的氧氟沙星、环丙沙星、诺氟沙星5种抗菌药表现出高度敏感,对哌拉西林表现为中介,对其他24种抗生素均表现为耐药。上述结果表明该种兔场种兔腹泻死亡的病原为奇异变形杆菌。 相似文献
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Since the first isolation of Helicobacter pylori from humans in 1983, 18 Helicobacter species have been identified during the last decade in domestic and laboratory animals. Several Helicobacter species have been isolated from the gastrointestinal tracts of various mammalian species and birds. Helicobacter hepaticus, H. muridarum, H. bilis, H. rodentium and Flexispira rappini have been isolated from mice. Among these species, only H. hepaticos has been clearly recognized as a pathogen. Indeed, it displays the pathogenic potential to elicit hepatitis in several strains of mice; moreover in A/JCr mice, it is strongly associated with hepatic cancer. Among the five murine helicobacter species, apart from H. hepaticus, F. rappini has not been found associated with lesions, H. muridarum has been observed in gastric glands of mice with chronic gastritis, and H. bilis has been reported in the liver of mice with chronic hepatitis. When associated with H. rodentium, H. bilis is able to induce diarrhea in SCID mice. In no case has pathogenicity of a single species been clearly proven. In rats, H. trogontum and H. muridarum have been isolated from the intestine, without any information concerning their respective pathogenicity. H. cinaedi and H. cholecystus have been identified from the intestine and the gallbladders of hamsters, respectively. The diagnosis of Helicobacter species by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a rapid, specific and sensitive technique. One of the most promising diagnostic techniques of these infections seems to be the PCR detection of Helicobacter sp. from feces based on the 16S rRNA sequences, then a restriction enzyme analysis to identify the actual species. Several drug regimens have also been evaluated to eradicate H. hepaticus from mice. Helicobacter infections, particularly H. hepaticus and H. bilis, seem to be widespread in laboratory mouse colonies and have also been detected from commercial breeders. 相似文献
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为研究不同病例发病动物的发病原因,并对不同病例病料分离出的细菌进行16S rDNA同源性分析,本试验对10种不同病例发病动物病料进行细菌分离培养并对分离获得的细菌进行微生物学鉴定,设计1对16S rDNA基因引物,对分离出的10株细菌进行PCR扩增、测序及16S rDNA同源性分析。结果显示,分离获得的10株细菌经微生物学鉴定均为大肠杆菌,10株大肠杆菌中哺乳类动物病例犬乳房炎、犬子宫蓄脓、犬肺炎、犬皮肤化脓疮、奶牛乳房炎、犊牛腹泻6株大肠杆菌之间16S rDNA同源性为100.0%,家禽类动物病例肉鸽腹泻、肉鸡腹泻、野鸡腹泻和白孔雀腹泻4株大肠杆菌之间16S rDNA同源性也为100.0%,10株不同病例动物来源大肠杆菌之间16S rDNA同源性为97.5%~100.0%。本试验探明了10种不同病例发病动物的发病原因均为大肠杆菌感染引起,且10株大肠杆菌16S rDNA之间具有高度同源性。 相似文献
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Lesions of a chronic gastroenterocolitis were found in 9 cats of the Persian breed that were euthanized after a prolonged period of bloody diarrhea. Gross lesions consisted of gastrointestinal edema with prominent Payer's patches, multiple grayish nodules, and a few irregular erosions within the colonic mucosa. Microscopically, the changes were composed of degeneration, necrosis, and proliferation of gastric glandular epithelium, dilated intestinal crypts with lymphoplasmacytic cell infiltration of the lamina propria, and in 1 cat, severe transmural necrosis of the colon. With the Giemsa stain, spiral-shaped organisms in the gastrointestinal lumen and intracellularly in the gastric and the colonic epithelium were observed. These organisms could not be cultured. Although the role of these spiral-shaped organisms was not determined, other agents that could explain the disorder were not found. 相似文献
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犊牛腹泻大肠杆菌的分离鉴定及耐药性分析 《畜牧与饲料科学》2019,40(12):95-97
为确定引起湘西北地区某肉牛养殖场犊牛腹泻发生的致病菌种类并分析其耐药性,采用常规培养、革兰染色镜检和生化试验等方法对致病菌进行分离鉴定,利用药物纸片琼脂扩散法(Kirby-Bauer)对分离菌进行药敏试验。结果表明,引起犊牛腹泻的主要致病菌为大肠杆菌;临床分离的大肠杆菌对头孢哌酮、头孢唑林、米诺环素、头孢曲松4种抗生素敏感;对头孢呋辛和头孢他啶2种抗生素中度敏感;对头孢氨苄、哌拉西林、红霉素、万古霉素、强力霉素、青霉素、氨苄西林、羧苄西林、麦迪霉素、环丙沙星、链霉素、丁胺卡那霉素、头孢拉定、庆大霉素、卡那霉素、苯唑西林、复方新诺明、诺氟沙星、奥复酸、四环素、多西环素、林可霉素22种抗菌药物产生耐药性。分离出的大肠杆菌对多种抗菌药物产生耐药性,研究结果为养殖场科学诊断和治疗犊牛腹泻提供了有效依据。 相似文献
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Three-week-old weaned and colostrum-deprived neonatal (less than 1 day old) pigs were inoculated to determine the pathogenicity of 2 enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolates that do not express K88, K99, F41, or 987P adhesins (strains 2134 and 2171). Strains 2134 and 2171 were isolated from pigs that had diarrhea after weaning attributable to enterotoxigenic E coli infection. We found that both strains of E coli adhered in the ileum and caused diarrhea in pigs of both age groups. In control experiments, adherent bacteria were not seen in the ileum of pigs less than 1 day old or 3 weeks old that were noninoculated or inoculated with a nonpathogenic strain of E coli. These control pigs did not develop diarrhea. Antisera raised against strains 2134 and 2171 and absorbed with the autologous strain, grown at 18 C, were used for bacterial-agglutination and colony-immunoblot assays. Both absorbed antisera reacted with strains 2134 and 2171, but not with strains that express K99, F41, or 987P adhesins. A cross-reaction was observed with 2 wild-type K88 strains, but not with a K12 strain that expresses K88 pili. Indirect immunofluorescence with these absorbed antisera revealed adherent bacteria in frozen sections of ileum from pigs infected with either strain. We concluded that these strains are pathogenic and express a common surface antigen that may be a novel adhesin in E coli strains that cause diarrhea in weaned pigs. 相似文献
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肺炎克雷伯氏菌为革兰氏阴性菌,是重要的条件性致病菌和医源性感染菌之一,也是引起奶牛乳房炎的重要病原菌。本研究对30份奶牛乳房炎乳样进行了病原菌的分离鉴定,并对分离菌进行药物敏感试验;结果表明,本次共分离肺炎克雷伯氏菌3株,遗传进化树关系显示分离菌株KP1、KP3与CP031810株、CP031562株、CP032185株亲缘关系较近,分离株KP2则相对较远。药物敏感试验结果显示,3株分离株均对阿莫西林、头孢他啶、头孢曲松耐药,对链霉素、庆大霉素表现敏感,分离菌株KP1和KP3对青霉素表现中度敏感,菌株KP2则表现耐药。本研究为奶牛场针对该菌的防控提供了基础数据。 相似文献
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Gastritis associated with Helicobacter-like organisms in baboons 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Subclinical gastritis was observed in 10 of 10 baboons (Papio spp.) from a toxicity study in a research facility. The lesions were similar in xenobiotic-treated and control animals, suggesting a spontaneous rather than chemical-induced disease. Histologic examination revealed lymphoplasmacytic gastritis in the antral mucosa. The fundic mucosa contained minor, scattered aggregates of lymphocytes and plasma cells. A Warthin-Starry silver stain and ultrastructural examination revealed numerous spiral-shaped bacteria morphologically resembling Helicobacter pylori in antral glands and numerous spiral-shaped bacteria morphologically consistent with H. heilmannii-like organisms in fundic glands. Polymerase chain reaction assay of paraffin-embedded antral and fundic tissue using primers for the urease gene and 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene amplified deoxyribonucleic acid fragments with a high degree of sequence homology for H. pylori and H. heilmannii. This is the first report of gastritis associated with Helicobacter-like organisms in baboons. 相似文献
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One hundred and fifty-three bovine Pasteurella multocida strains recovered primarily from cases of pneumonia and mastitis in England and Wales over an 11-year period were characterised by capsular PCR typing, comparison of outer membrane protein (OMP) profiles, and multilocus sequence analysis. All of the strains were of capsular type A with the exception of a single capsular type F isolate. Thirteen distinct OMP profiles (OMP-types) were identified based mainly on molecular mass heterogeneity of the heat-modifiable (OmpA) and porin (OmpH) proteins. However, 85% of the isolates were represented by just five OMP-types and 39% of the strains were of a single OMP-type. Multilocus sequence analysis revealed a limited degree of genetic diversity among bovine P. multocida isolates; strains of the same OMP-type have identical genetic backgrounds and represent distinct clones. Analysis of OMP variation was more discriminating than multilocus sequence analysis because strains of different OMP-types had the same, or similar, genetic backgrounds. The association of a small number of clones with the majority of cases of bovine pneumonia suggests that these clones have an increased capacity to cause disease compared to less frequently recovered clones. Molecular mass heterogeneity of OmpA and OmpH, in strains of the same or similar genetic background, suggests that these proteins are subject to diversifying selection within the host and might play important roles in host-pathogen interactions. Comparison of the OMP profiles of bovine isolates with those of avian, ovine and porcine strains showed that a high proportion of the respiratory tract infections in each of these species are caused by different strains of P. multocida. However, the presence of small numbers of closely related strains in more than one host species suggests that transmission of bacteria between different host species is also a factor in the population biology of P. multocida. 相似文献
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Osek J 《Veterinary microbiology》2000,71(3-4):211-222
Forty-six Escherichia coli strains isolated from post-weaning diarrhea of pigs were analysed for their phenotypic and genotypic properties. The isolates were of serogroups O138, O139, and O141 and most of them possessed hemolytic activities. PCR analysis showed that 34 of the isolates harboured the genes for shiga toxin 2e and 32 strains possessed the genes for heat-stable enterotoxins I and II. Ten strains had the fedA gene of F18 fimbriae. The genetic relationships among all isolates were tested by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC) PCR analyses. Using the RAPD test with two different primers, six fingerprints were distinguished whereas the ERIC analysis revealed only three DNA patterns. Some strains possessing identical phenotypic and genotypic virulence determinants exhibited distinct RAPD profiles and some isolates with different pathogenic markers showed the same RAPD and ERIC pictures. Thus, RAPD, and to a less extent ERIC techniques, revealed intra- and interserogroup genotypic variations among the E. coli strains analyzed. 相似文献
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Chronic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia associated with naturally occurring colonization by Helicobacter aurati and two other microaerobic species were observed in Syrian hamsters. Thirty-five hamsters, between 7 and 12 months of age, were evaluated from two research and three commercial facilities. Microaerobic bacteria were cultured from the hamster stomachs. These bacteria included H. aurati, a fusiform, urease-positive species; a second novel helical, urease-negative Helicobacter sp.; as well as a smaller, urease-negative Campylobacter sp. Southern blot analysis detected Helicobacter spp. DNA in the gastric tissues of all 35 hamsters; 15 hamsters also had Campylobacter sp. DNA in their gastric tissues. When examined by light microscopy, argyrophilic bacteria consistent with H. aurati or the second Helicobacter sp. were present in antral sections of 12 out of the 15 hamsters where bacteria were seen, while 9 out of the 15 hamsters had bacteria resembling the Campylobacter sp. The presence of Helicobacter spp. but not the presence of Campylobacter sp. was significantly correlated to gastritis severity (P < 0.0001 for Helicobacter spp., P = 0.6025 for Campylobacter sp.) and intestinal metaplasia, as measured by numbers of goblet cells (P = 0.0239 for Helicobacter spp., P = 0.5525 for Campylobacter sp.). Severely affected hamsters also had Giardia sp. within their metaplastic gastric pits. Hamsters with naturally occurring helicobacter-associated gastritis provide a model for studying the development of intestinal metaplasia and gastric giardiasis in H. pylori-infected humans. 相似文献
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Zhongfang TAN Huili PANG Yuheng DUAN Guangyong QIN Yimin CAI 《Animal Science Journal》2010,81(6):706-713
Twenty strains of lactic acid bacteria were isolated from six traditional Tibetan Qula cheese made from yak which were collected from northwest China, including Tibet, Qinghai and Gansu province. These isolates were subjected to phenotypic and genetic analyses. All isolates were Gram‐positive and catalase‐negative cocci that produced gas from glucose and formed D(–) isomer of lactate. Most isolates were able to grow in de Man, Rogosa and Sharpe (MRS) broth at pH values 3.0–9.0 and in 6.5% NaCl (w/v). According to analytical profile index 50 carbohydrates (API 50 CH) fermentation patterns of amygdalin and arabinose, these isolates were divided into three groups (A to C). On the basis of the phylogenetic trees of 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequence, the strains in all groups were placed in the cluster making up the genus Leuconostoc, which showed that all strains should belong to Leuconostoc species. Strains in Group A and Group B exhibited similarity of 16S rDNA sequence of over 99% to Leuconostoc mesenteroides, indicating that they each comprised a single species. Strains in group C were assigned to the Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides and their 16S rDNA sequence showed a similarity of over 99%. This study demonstrated that Leuconostoc was the dominant member among lactic acid bacteria in Qula cheese. 相似文献
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SUN Na CHEN Qiang YANG Yan-ling GUO Li FENG Qiu-ju SUN Ming CHENG Shi-peng 《中国畜牧兽医》2017,44(11):3379-3384
In order to provide therapeutical guidance for drug admistration, the bacteria of three sick minks suffering from typical diarrhea symptoms provided by mink farms in Jilin province were isolated and identified, and the drug sensitivity was tested. The bacteria were isolated with TSA plates, and identified using biochemical methods and PCR assay. The virulence of the isolates was determined by infecting BALB/c mice. The antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates to antimicrobial agents was investigated using the K-B method. PCR was used to detect the resistance genes and Ⅰ integrons. A total of 3 Shigella isolates were obtained from sick minks. The virulent determination showed that all isolates could cause mice diarrhea. The drug sensitivity results showed that 3 strains were sensitive to fluoroquinolone, cephalosporin, florfenicol and polymyxin, but they were resistant to aminoglycoside, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, penicillin and ampicillin. There were seven resistance genes were detected,blaTEM-1,aadA1, aac(3')-Ⅱc, aac(6')-Ⅰb, aph(3')-Ⅶ, tet(M), cat2 and three class Ⅰ integrons carrying aadA 1 gene cassette. All of the isolates were virulent and caused the mice diarrhea. The resistance of the 3 strains were very serious and mainly for multiple drug resistance phenomenon. The resistance genes detected in the mink were various, and could bring enormous implications for clinical treatment. 相似文献
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Clinical and in vitro efficacy of amoxicillin against bacteria associated with feline skin wounds and abscesses 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Roy J Messier S Labrecque O Cox WR 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》2007,48(6):607-611
A clinical trial involving 122 cats with infected skin wounds or abscesses presented to 10 veterinary clinics was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of 2 oral amoxicillin drug products (a paste and a suspension). A 2nd objective of the study was to identify bacteria involved in such infections and verify their in vitro sensitivity to amoxicillin. Samples of wound exudate were harvested at the time of presentation and submitted for aerobic and anaerobic culture. The sensitivity to amoxicillin of isolates thought to be infecting agents was tested, using a standard minimum inhibitory concentration method. Pasteuralla multocida and obligate anaerobes of the genera Prevotella, Fusobacterium, and Porphyromonas were the most frequently isolated pathogens. Overall, their in vitro susceptibility to amoxicillin was very good. Both drug products were clinically efficacious with a global success rate of 95.1% for cats administered oral amoxicillin at 11-22 mg/kg bodyweight (mean 13.8 mg/kg bodyweight) twice daily for 7 to 10 days. 相似文献
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为了解贵州省三穗县鸭疫里默氏杆菌（Riemerella anatipestifer，RA）的流行血清型、毒力和耐药情况，本试验从贵州省三穗县6个规模养鸭场临床疑似RA感染的病鸭体内分离出6株分离菌，对病原菌进行分离鉴定、毒力基因检测和耐药性分析。细菌分离鉴定结果显示，分离菌在巧克力琼脂培养基上长出表面光滑、圆形半透明的滴状菌落；革兰氏染色呈阴性短小杆菌，瑞氏染色呈两极浓染；分离菌均不具运动性，尿素、触酶和氧化酶试验均为阳性，符合RA生化特性，将6株分离菌分别命名为SS-RA1~SS-RA6；6株分离菌的16S rRNA基因序列与NCBI上RA参考菌株的基因序列相似性≥98%，说明6株分离菌均是RA；SS-RA1~SS-RA4为血清2型且含有8种毒力基因（OmpA、CAMP、wza、AS87_04050、Fur、SIP、TbdR1和luxE基因），SS-RA5和SS-RA6为血清11型，缺失AS87_04050基因，仅含有上述其余7种毒力基因；动物回归试验结果显示，攻毒组雏鸭均全部死亡，对照组雏鸭未表现明显临床症状，表明6株分离菌对雏鸭均有致病力；药敏试验结果显示，6株分离菌仅对羧苄西林、哌拉西林、头孢他啶、头孢氨苄、头孢曲松、头孢拉定和头孢哌酮7种抗菌药物敏感，对其他13种抗菌药物均表现不同程度的耐药，对氨基糖苷类和大环内酯类抗菌药物的耐药率为100%。本试验成功分离得到6株RA，为贵州省三穗县鸭疫里默氏杆菌病的疫苗选择和药物防治提供理论依据。 相似文献
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试验旨在对吉林省某水貂养殖场送检的3只具有典型腹泻症状的病死水貂的小肠和肠内容物样品进行细菌分离鉴定及耐药情况分析,为临床治疗提供参考。通过细菌分离纯化和PCR方法对分离菌株进行鉴定,对BALB/c小鼠进行菌液注射来检测菌株的致病性。采用K-B药敏法检测菌株对常用药物的敏感性,并通过PCR方法检测其耐药基因和Ⅰ类整合子的携带情况。结果显示,分离得到3株志贺氏菌,致病性检测试验显示分离菌可引起小鼠腹泻。药物敏感性试验结果显示,3株志贺氏菌对氟喹诺酮类药物、头孢类药物、氟苯尼考和多黏菌素较敏感,对氨基糖苷类、四环素、氯霉素、青霉素、氨苄西林耐药。耐药基因检测结果显示,3株志贺氏菌共检测出7种耐药基因blaTEM-1、aadA1、aac（3'）-Ⅱc、aac（6'）-Ⅰb、aph（3'）-Ⅶ、tet（M）、cat2及携带aadA1基因盒的Ⅰ类整合子。结果表明,分离的3株志贺氏菌均具有致病性,可引起小鼠腹泻,主要表现为多重耐药现象,携带的耐药基因呈多样性,为临床治疗带来巨大影响。 相似文献
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By investigating the prevalence and resistance characteristics of Gram-negative bacteria from organic and conventional kept laying hens against 31 (Campylobacter: 29) different antibiotics using the microdilution method, we determined to what extent different keeping systems influence bacterial resistance patterns. For this purpose, samples from 10 organic and 10 conventional flocks in Bavaria (Germany) were investigated four times between January 2004 and April 2005. Altogether, 799 cloacal swabs and 800 eggs (contents and shells) were examined. The bacterial investigation performed with standardized cultural methods showed prevalence for all bacteria groups in about the same order of magnitude in the two different keeping systems: Salmonella spp. 3.5% (organic ([org])) versus 1.8% (conventional ([con])); Campylobacter spp. 34.8%(org) versus 29.0%(con) and E. coli 64.4%(org) versus 69.0%(con). Coliforms (Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Pantoea) were only isolated in single cases. In eggs, generally less bacteria were detected, predominantly Escherichia; Salmonella and Campylobacter were only scarcely isolated. Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica serovar Typhimurium (n=10) were resistant to up to nine, S. of the serogroup B (n=4) up to six antibiotics. All tested Salmonella (n=23) proved to be resistant to spectinomycin. Escherichia coli (n=257(org) and 276(con)) from organic layers showed significant lower resistance rates and higher rates of susceptible isolates to nine agents, namely amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, ampicillin, cefaclor, cefoxitin, cefuroxime, doxycycline, mezlocillin, neomycin and piperacillin. In contrast, only two antibiotics turned out to be more effective in conventional isolates (gentamicin and tobramycin). In the case of Campylobacter jejuni (n=118(org) and 99(con)), statistically significantly better rates were observed for isolates from organic flocks concerning imipenem and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, whereas fosfomycin was more potent in strains from conventional flocks. Results of this study indicate that both resistance rates and mean minimum inhibitory concentrations of bacteria isolated from organic keeping systems have lower values than those from conventional ones, particularly recognizable for E. coli. Thus, organic livestock farming with its restrictions and additional requirements contributes to further effectiveness of antibiotics. 相似文献
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试验旨在查明2012年底甘肃省某奶牛场奶牛关节脓肿和腹泻的病因并选择合适的治疗药物。经牛病毒性腹泻黏膜病毒(BVDV)和牛轮状病毒(BRV)检测、细菌分离鉴定、小鼠致病性试验、药敏试验及血清中钙磷含量测定等综合分析,确诊该病是由致病性奇异变形杆菌和大肠杆菌混合感染引起的。这2种分离菌对青霉素、阿莫西林、庆大霉素、卡那霉素、四环素、氟哌酸及复方新诺明等常用药物严重耐药,均对氟苯尼考中度敏感。经氟苯尼考治疗和加强饲养管理后该病得到有效控制。 相似文献
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[目的]为了分析河西走廊地区犊牛腹泻致病性大肠杆菌携带毒力基因和耐药性情况,[方法]2020—2021年在河西走廊地区采集患腹泻病犊牛的粪便、肛拭子及肝脏等病料组织279份,采用人工感染试验动物、PCR方法和K-B药敏纸片法分别检测犊牛腹泻性大肠杆菌致病性、毒力因子和耐药性。[结果]结果表明,分离得到了126株大肠杆菌,其中79株犊牛腹泻性大肠杆菌能引起小鼠死亡;分离的79株致病性大肠杆菌的毒力基因crl、irp2、fimH、papC、K88、K99、stx1、stx2检测率在40.5%～100%之间,其他毒力基因检测率在15.2%～34.2%之间;分离的79株致病性大肠杆菌对氨苄西林、阿莫西林、新霉素等8种药物的耐药率在49.4%～96.2%之间,对其他药物的耐药率在5.1%～32.9%之间。[结论]从河西走廊地区患腹泻病犊牛病料组织中分离得到79株致病性大肠杆菌,这些菌株携带多种毒力基因,对临床中常用的抗菌药物产生了耐药性。 相似文献
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Bandyopadhyay S Lodh C Sarkar M Ghosh MK Bera AK Bhattacharyya D Mondal DK Baruah KK 《Tropical animal health and production》2012,44(5):1063-1072
Of 273 samples (rectal swab) collected from free-ranging yaks of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, 42 Shiga toxin-producing
Escherichia coli (STEC), six enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) and 27 enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) strains were isolated. All the STEC and EPEC strains were further investigated for respective stx variants (for STEC only) and additional putative virulence factors. The 27 ETEC strains were also screened for characteristic
enterotoxin gene(s) and colonization factors. Occurrence of ETEC was significantly (p < 0.05) higher in the diarrheic yaks and yaks of less than 1 year of age. Majority of enterovirulent E. coli isolates were resistant to amikacin, azithromycin, chloramphenicol, colistin, doxycycline, furazolidone, nalidixic acid,
nitrofurantoin, streptomycin and tetracycline. Dendrogram, constructed with molecular fingerprinting profiles obtained from
RAPD (Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA) and ERIC (Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus) PCR, placed the isolates
in different clusters irrespective of their serotypes, virulence gene and drug resistance pattern. Collectively, the study
indicates that yaks, being a potential reservoir of multidrug resistant STEC and EPEC, may represent significant risk to public
health in this region. Higher recovery of ETEC isolates from yaks with diarrhea points out that ETEC may be a major determinant
for repeated occurrence of diarrhea in yaks. 相似文献