Prevalence and characteristics of extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli from bovine mastitis cases in China

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence and characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli isolated from bovine mastitis cases in China. ChromID ESBL agar was used to confirm ESBL-producing E. coli. PCR and DNA sequencing were employed to characterize the genotype of ESBL-producers. Antimicrobial susceptibility was measured by disc diffusion. Overall, 73 of 318 E. coli isolates (22.96%) were identified as ESBL-producers. Of these ESBL-producing E. coli, the prevalence of blaCTX-M and blaTEM-1 was 97.26 and 71.23%, respectively. The predominant CTX-M-type ESBL was CTX-M-15 (65.75%), followed by CTX-M-14 (10.96%), CTX-M-55 (9.59%), CTX-M-64 (5.48%), CTX-M-65 (4.11%) and CTX-M-3 (1.37%). This study is the first report of CTX-M-64 and CTX-M-65 in E. coli isolated from bovine mastitis. Furthermore, 72 ESBL-producing E. coli isolates (98.63%) were found to be multidrug-resistance. This study noted high prevalence and rates of antimicrobial resistance of ESBL-producing E. coli isolates from bovine mastitis cases in China.

Keywords

• extended spectrum β-lactamase
• Escherichia coli
• multidrug-resistance
• bovine mastitis