Diversity of Tet Resistance Genes in Tetracycline-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from a Swine Lagoon with Low Antibiotic Impact
Abstract
Tetracycline resistance has been extensively studied and shown to be widespread. A number of previous studies have clearly demonstrated that a variety of tetracycline resistance genes are present in swine fecal material, treatment lagoons, and the environments surrounding concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The diversity of tetracycline resistance within a swine lagoon located at a CAFO that used only bacitricin methylene disalicylate as an antibiotic was evaluated by screening 85 tetracycline-resistant isolates for the presence of 18 different genes by performing PCR with primers that target tetracycline efflux genes of Gram-negative bacteria and ribosomal protection proteins. In addition, partial 16S rRNA sequences from each of these isolates were sequenced to determine the identity of these isolates. Of the 85 isolates examined, 17 may represent potential novel species based on BLAST results. Greater than 50% of the isolates (48 out of 85) were found to not contain targeted tet efflux genes. Though minimum inhibitory concentrations ranged widely (16 - >256 mg/L), these values did not give an indication of the tet genes present. Ten new genera were identified that contain at least one tet efflux gene. Five other genera possessed tet efflux genes that were not found in these organisms previously. Interestingly, none of the isolates possessed any of the selected ribosomal protection protein genes. Though tetracycline resistance was found in bacteria isolated from a swine CAFO lagoon, it appears that the limited antibiotic use at this CAFO might have impacted the presence and diversity of tetracycline resistance genes.
Recommended Citation
M. R. Mormile et al., "Diversity of Tet Resistance Genes in Tetracycline-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from a Swine Lagoon with Low Antibiotic Impact," Canadian Journal of Microbiology, vol. 53, no. 12, pp. 1307 - 1315, National Research Council of Canada, Dec 2007.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1139/W07-104
Department(s)
Biological Sciences
Second Department
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0008-4166
Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
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English
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© 2007 National Research Council of Canada, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Dec 2007