First Isolation and Characterization of Ochrobactrum anthropi from Pig
Shijiang Gu,
Ruiqing Hou,
Shengguo Gao,
Zhe Sun,
Xiangdong Li,
Lufeng Zhai,
Yunyun Jin,
Qiaoyan Zhu,
Yonghong Liao,
Kegong Tian
Affiliations
Shijiang Gu
National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang 471000, China
Ruiqing Hou
National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang 471000, China
Shengguo Gao
National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang 471000, China
Zhe Sun
National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang 471000, China
Xiangdong Li
National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang 471000, China
Lufeng Zhai
National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang 471000, China
Yunyun Jin
National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang 471000, China
Qiaoyan Zhu
National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang 471000, China
Yonghong Liao
National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang 471000, China; Corresponding authors.
Kegong Tian
National Research Center for Veterinary Medicine, Luoyang 471000, China; College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Corresponding authors.
One Gram-negative Bacillus was isolated from a brain sample of a pig with neurological symptoms. Pathological examination showed meningitis at necropsy. Ochrobactrum anthropi (O. anthropi) was successfully isolated from the brain sample and was confirmed by biochemical reaction results (API 20 NE) and gene sequencing. The strain was highly resistant to β-lactam antibiotics. Mice were experimentally infected with O. anthropi and showed typical meningitis. This is the first report on O. anthropi isolated from a pig, and indicates that O. anthropi may have a broader host spectrum of infection. Keywords: Ochrobactrum anthropi, Pig brain
