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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2006, p. 1630-1634, Vol. 44, No. 5
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.5.1630-1634.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Longitudinal Farm Study of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Mediated Resistance

E. Liebana,1* M. Batchelor,1 K. L. Hopkins,2 F. A. Clifton-Hadley,1 C. J. Teale,1 A. Foster,1 L. Barker,1 E. J. Threlfall,2 and R. H. Davies1

Department of Food and Environmental Safety, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, Surrey KT153NB,1 Laboratory for Enteric Pathogens, Health Protection Agency, London NW95HT, United Kingdom2

Received 28 October 2005/ Returned for modification 13 February 2006/ Accepted 17 February 2006

Extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL)-mediated resistance is of considerable importance in human medicine. Recently, such enzymes have been reported in bacteria from animals. We describe a longitudinal study of a dairy farm suffering calf scour with high mortality rates. In November 2004, two Escherichia coli isolates with resistance to a wide range of ß-lactams (including amoxicillin-clavulanate and cefotaxime) were isolated from scouring calves. Testing by PCR and sequence analysis confirmed the isolates as being both blaCTX-M14/17 and blaTEM-35 (IRT-4) positive. They had indistinguishable plasmid and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) profiles. Transferability studies demonstrated that blaCTX-M was located on a conjugative 65-MDa IncK plasmid. Following a farm visit in December 2004, 31/48 calves and 2/60 cows were positive for E. coli with blaCTX-M. Also, 5/48 calf and 28/60 cow samples yielded blaCTX- and blaTEM-negative E. coli isolates that were resistant to cefotaxime, and sequence analysis confirmed that these presented mutations in the promoter region of the chromosomal ampC gene. Fingerprinting showed 11 different PFGE types (seven in blaCTX-M-positive isolates). Six different PFGE clones conjugated the same blaCTX-M-positive IncK plasmid. One clone carried a different-sized, blaCTX-M-positive, transformable plasmid. This is the first report of blaCTX-M from livestock in the United Kingdom, and this report demonstrates the complexity of ESBL epidemiology. Results indicate that horizontal plasmid transfer between strains as well as horizontal gene transfer between plasmids have contributed to the spread of resistance. We have also shown that some clones can persist for months, suggesting that clonal spread also contributes to the perpetuation of resistance.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Food and Environmental Safety, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, Surrey KT153NB, United Kingdom. Phone: 44-1932 359582. Fax: 44-1932 357595. E-mail: E.Liebana{at}VLA.DEFRA.gsi.gov.UK.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2006, p. 1630-1634, Vol. 44, No. 5
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.5.1630-1634.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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