The Genetic Relatedness and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Mastitis-Causing <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains Isolated from New Zealand Dairy Cattle

<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> is one of the leading causes of bovine mastitis worldwide and is a common indication for use of antimicrobials on dairy farms. This study aims to investigate the association between on-farm antimicrobial usage and the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles o...

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Autores principales: Sabrina S. Greening, Ji Zhang, Anne C. Midwinter, David A. Wilkinson, Scott McDougall, M. Carolyn Gates, Nigel P. French
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4b927c8c312d4ffba56a7b5aa4f61c8f2021-11-25T19:12:12ZThe Genetic Relatedness and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Mastitis-Causing <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains Isolated from New Zealand Dairy Cattle10.3390/vetsci81102872306-7381https://doaj.org/article/4b927c8c312d4ffba56a7b5aa4f61c8f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/8/11/287https://doaj.org/toc/2306-7381<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> is one of the leading causes of bovine mastitis worldwide and is a common indication for use of antimicrobials on dairy farms. This study aims to investigate the association between on-farm antimicrobial usage and the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles of mastitis-causing <i>S. aureus</i>. Whole-genome sequencing was performed on 57 <i>S. aureus</i> isolates derived from cows with either clinical or subclinical mastitis from 17 dairy herds in New Zealand. The genetic relatedness between isolates was examined using the core single nucleotide polymorphism alignment whilst AMR and virulence genes were identified <i>in-silico</i>. The association between gene presence-absence and sequence type (ST), antimicrobial susceptibility and dry cow therapy treatment was investigated using Scoary. Altogether, eight STs were identified with 61.4% (35/57) belonging to ST-1. Furthermore, 14 AMR-associated genes and 76 virulence-associated genes were identified, with little genetic diversity between isolates belonging to the same ST. Several genes including <i>merR1</i> which is thought to play a role in ciprofloxacin-resistance were found to be significantly overrepresented in isolates sampled from herds using ampicillin/cloxacillin dry cow therapy. Overall, the presence of resistance genes remains low and current antimicrobial usage patterns do not appear to be driving AMR in <i>S. aureus</i> associated with bovine mastitis.Sabrina S. GreeningJi ZhangAnne C. MidwinterDavid A. WilkinsonScott McDougallM. Carolyn GatesNigel P. FrenchMDPI AGarticle<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>mastitiswhole-genome sequencingantimicrobial resistancecattleVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ENVeterinary Sciences, Vol 8, Iss 287, p 287 (2021)
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topic <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
mastitis
whole-genome sequencing
antimicrobial resistance
cattle
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
spellingShingle <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
mastitis
whole-genome sequencing
antimicrobial resistance
cattle
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
Sabrina S. Greening
Ji Zhang
Anne C. Midwinter
David A. Wilkinson
Scott McDougall
M. Carolyn Gates
Nigel P. French
The Genetic Relatedness and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Mastitis-Causing <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains Isolated from New Zealand Dairy Cattle
description <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> is one of the leading causes of bovine mastitis worldwide and is a common indication for use of antimicrobials on dairy farms. This study aims to investigate the association between on-farm antimicrobial usage and the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles of mastitis-causing <i>S. aureus</i>. Whole-genome sequencing was performed on 57 <i>S. aureus</i> isolates derived from cows with either clinical or subclinical mastitis from 17 dairy herds in New Zealand. The genetic relatedness between isolates was examined using the core single nucleotide polymorphism alignment whilst AMR and virulence genes were identified <i>in-silico</i>. The association between gene presence-absence and sequence type (ST), antimicrobial susceptibility and dry cow therapy treatment was investigated using Scoary. Altogether, eight STs were identified with 61.4% (35/57) belonging to ST-1. Furthermore, 14 AMR-associated genes and 76 virulence-associated genes were identified, with little genetic diversity between isolates belonging to the same ST. Several genes including <i>merR1</i> which is thought to play a role in ciprofloxacin-resistance were found to be significantly overrepresented in isolates sampled from herds using ampicillin/cloxacillin dry cow therapy. Overall, the presence of resistance genes remains low and current antimicrobial usage patterns do not appear to be driving AMR in <i>S. aureus</i> associated with bovine mastitis.
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author Sabrina S. Greening
Ji Zhang
Anne C. Midwinter
David A. Wilkinson
Scott McDougall
M. Carolyn Gates
Nigel P. French
author_facet Sabrina S. Greening
Ji Zhang
Anne C. Midwinter
David A. Wilkinson
Scott McDougall
M. Carolyn Gates
Nigel P. French
author_sort Sabrina S. Greening
title The Genetic Relatedness and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Mastitis-Causing <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains Isolated from New Zealand Dairy Cattle
title_short The Genetic Relatedness and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Mastitis-Causing <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains Isolated from New Zealand Dairy Cattle
title_full The Genetic Relatedness and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Mastitis-Causing <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains Isolated from New Zealand Dairy Cattle
title_fullStr The Genetic Relatedness and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Mastitis-Causing <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains Isolated from New Zealand Dairy Cattle
title_full_unstemmed The Genetic Relatedness and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Mastitis-Causing <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains Isolated from New Zealand Dairy Cattle
title_sort genetic relatedness and antimicrobial resistance patterns of mastitis-causing <i>staphylococcus aureus</i> strains isolated from new zealand dairy cattle
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/4b927c8c312d4ffba56a7b5aa4f61c8f
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