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Genotypes, Antibiotic Resistance, and ST-8 Genetic Clone in Campylobacter Isolates from Sheep and Goats in Grenada
Joint Authors
Chikweto, A.
Sharma, Ravindra
Chander, Yogesh
Bekele, Aschalew Z.
Hariharan, Harry
Tiwari, Keshaw
Goyal, Sagar M.
Stone, D.
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Rectal swabs from 155 sheep and 252 goats from Grenada were evaluated to determine the prevalence of Campylobacter spp., antibiotic resistance, and multilocus sequence types.
Fifteen Campylobacter isolates were obtained (14 C.
jejuni and 1 C.
coli).
The prevalence (3.7%) did not differ significantly between sheep (4.5%) and goats (3.2%).
Among the seven antimicrobials tested, resistance was only detected for tetracycline (30.8%) and metronidazole (38.5%).
Campylobacter isolates showed no significant difference between sheep and goats for type of antimicrobial resistance or percent of resistant isolates.
Twelve of the isolates were successfully genotyped consisting of four recognized clonal complexes and three novel sequence types.
Importantly, one isolate from one goat was identified as the C.
jejuni sequence type-8, a zoonotic and tetracycline-resistant clone reported to be a highly virulent clone associated with ovine abortion in the USA.
Although most samples were from comingled sheep and goat production units, there were no shared sequence types between these two host species.
None of the sequence types identified in this study have previously been reported in poultry in Grenada, suggesting sheep- and goat-specific Campylobacter clones in Grenada.
This is the first report of genotyping of Campylobacter isolates from sheep and goats in the Eastern Caribbean.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Stone, D.& Chander, Yogesh& Bekele, Aschalew Z.& Goyal, Sagar M.& Hariharan, Harry& Tiwari, Keshaw…[et al.]. 2014. Genotypes, Antibiotic Resistance, and ST-8 Genetic Clone in Campylobacter Isolates from Sheep and Goats in Grenada. Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051898
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Stone, D.…[et al.]. Genotypes, Antibiotic Resistance, and ST-8 Genetic Clone in Campylobacter Isolates from Sheep and Goats in Grenada. Veterinary Medicine International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051898
American Medical Association (AMA)
Stone, D.& Chander, Yogesh& Bekele, Aschalew Z.& Goyal, Sagar M.& Hariharan, Harry& Tiwari, Keshaw…[et al.]. Genotypes, Antibiotic Resistance, and ST-8 Genetic Clone in Campylobacter Isolates from Sheep and Goats in Grenada. Veterinary Medicine International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051898
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051898