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Species distribution, virulence factors, and antimicrobial resistance of Acinetobacter spp. isolates from dogs and cats: a preliminary study.
Kimura, Yui; Harada, Kazuki; Shimizu, Takae; Sato, Tomomi; Kajino, Akari; Usui, Masaru; Tamura, Yutaka; Tsuyuki, Yuzo; Miyamoto, Tadashi; Ohki, Asami; Watarai, Masahisa.
Afiliação
  • Kimura Y; The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan.
  • Harada K; Miyamoto Animal Hospital, 2265-8 Kurokawa, Yamaguchi 753-0851, Japan.
  • Shimizu T; The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan.
  • Sato T; Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Tottori University, Minami 4-101, Koyama, Tottori 680-8553, Japan.
  • Kajino A; The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan.
  • Usui M; Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Tottori University, Minami 4-101, Koyama, Tottori 680-8553, Japan.
  • Tamura Y; Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Safety, Rakuno Gakuen University, 582 Midori, Bunkyodai, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan.
  • Tsuyuki Y; Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Safety, Rakuno Gakuen University, 582 Midori, Bunkyodai, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan.
  • Miyamoto T; Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Safety, Rakuno Gakuen University, 582 Midori, Bunkyodai, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan.
  • Ohki A; Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Safety, Rakuno Gakuen University, 582 Midori, Bunkyodai, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan.
  • Watarai M; Sanritsu Zelkova Veterinary Laboratory, 2-5-8 Kuji, Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 213-0032, Japan.
Microbiol Immunol ; 2018 May 12.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29752821
ABSTRACT
We investigated the prevalence of virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance among 67 Acinetobacter spp. isolates, consisting of 21 Acinetobacter baumannii and 46 non-baumannii Acinetobacter from companion animals. The PCR analysis showed that the most prevalent virulence gene was afa/draBC (29.9%), followed by papC (22.4%) and cvaC (20.9%). Antimicrobial susceptibility testing revealed that resistance to gentamicin (14.9%) and ciprofloxacin (11.9%) was relatively prevalent. Five gentamicin- and/or ciprofloxacin-resistant A. baumannii strains were assigned to ST25, ST149, ST164, ST203, and ST1198. All ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates harbored point mutations in gyrA and/or parC. This is the first preliminary monitoring of animal-origin Acinetobacter spp. in Japan.
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Texto completo: 1 Bases de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Microbiol Immunol Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Japão

Texto completo: 1 Bases de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Microbiol Immunol Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Japão