Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Resistance of Different Serotypes of Salmonella enterica from Livestock Farms in Southern Italy

The antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Salmonella spp. isolated from livestock production systems in Sicily were determined. The antibiotic sensitivity of isolated Salmonella spp. and broad-spectrum beta-lactamase strains were assessed by detecting β-lactamases blaCTX-M IV, TEM, and OXA SHV, a...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2023-01, Vol.13 (1), p.442
Main Authors: Castronovo, Calogero, Agozzino, Vincenzo, Schirò, Giorgia, Mira, Francesco, Di Bella, Santina, Lastra, Antonio, Antoci, Francesco, Pennisi, Melissa, Giudice, Elisabetta, Guercio, Annalisa
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Antimicrobial resistance
Bacteria
Bacterial diseases
Chickens
Drug resistance
Food
Genes
High resistance
Livestock
Livestock farming
Livestock production
Meat
minimum inhibiting concentration
Multidrug resistance
Pathogens
Poultry
Public health
Quinolones
Salmonella
Salmonella spp
Serotypes
Skin
Strains (organisms)
Sulfonamides
Swine
Tetracyclines
Zoonoses
zoonosis
β Lactamase
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Summary:The antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Salmonella spp. isolated from livestock production systems in Sicily were determined. The antibiotic sensitivity of isolated Salmonella spp. and broad-spectrum beta-lactamase strains were assessed by detecting β-lactamases blaCTX-M IV, TEM, and OXA SHV, and β-lactamases blaCMY II, CTX-M I, CTX-M II, and DHA. In total, 93.3% of Salmonella spp. strains showed multi-drug resistance (MDR). A total of seven serotypes (i.e., Salmonella Infantis, S. Typhimurium (monophasic), S. Derby, S. Hadar, S. salamae, S. houtenae, S. Cardoner) showed high resistance values (R) (100–47%) to sulfonamides, tetracyclines, diaminopyrimidines, penicillins, and quinolones. The gene for β-lactamase blaTEM was found in S. Typhimurium (monophasic) and S. Derby, isolated from swine meat and feces samples; S. Hadar isolated from an insect sample; S. salamae isolated from an abrasive sponge on swine skin; S. houtenae isolated from chicken skin samples; and S. Cardoner isolated from a chicken meat sample. The gene blaCTX-M I was found in S. Infantis isolated from a chicken meat sample. The results gathered in the current study suggest that the resistance to antibiotics is continuously increasing. This represents a worrying perspective since they should be usually used as the last option for therapy against bacterial infections.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app13010442