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Chromosomal and plasmid-borne tigecycline resistance genes tet(X3) and tet(X4) in dairy cows in a Chinese farm

Rong Zhang, Ning Dong, Yu Zeng, Zhangqi Shen, Jiauyue Lu, Congcong Liu, Zhuo-an Huang, Qiaoling Sun, Qipeng Cheng, Lingbing Shu, Jiachang Cai, Edward Waichi Chan, Dejun Liu, Gongxiang Chen, Yang Wang*, Sheng Chen*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We isolated 47 Acinetobacter spp. carrying tet(X3) and 4 ST767 E. coli strains carrying tet(X4) from 296 rectal swab samples from dairy cows in a Chinese farm. tet(X3) was located on chromosomes or diverse plasmids, and tet(X4) was located on IncFIBκ/FIA(HI1)/X1 non-transferable plasmid. Co-existence of tet(X3) and carbapenemase genes including blaOXA-58 and blaNDM-1 were detected in 9 Acinetobacter spp. These findings suggested the use of tetracycline and other antibiotics in food production warrants urgent attention.
Original languageEnglish
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume64
Issue number11
Online published17 Aug 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Oct 2020

Research Keywords

  • Acinetobacter spp.
  • dairy cow
  • E. coli
  • epidemiology
  • GI tract
  • tet(X3)
  • tet(X4)
  • tigecycline
  • WGS

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