Abstract
Enterobacterales are widely distributed in the gastro-intestinal system of animals and may cause opportunistic infections. Worse still, multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales also poses a serious threat to public health. Tn7-like transposons have been found in several species of the Enterobacterales order and play an important role in dissemination of antibiotic resistance. This study aimed to investigate the distribution and genetic characterization of Tn7-like transposons in Enterobacterales isolates from food animals and their association with antibiotic resistance. Enterobacterales isolated from the samples were identified and classified according to the 16S rDNA sequence. Tn7-like transposons and associated integrons were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing. The antibiotic resistance of each Tn7-like transposon positive isolate was detected according to the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Then, six representative strains were selected to study the genetic environment by whole-genome sequencing (WGS). In total, we isolated 377 Tn7-like transposons positive strains of Enterobacterales. Class 2 integrons were detected in 99.5% of the isolates, and there were high frequency mutation sites especially in base 535, a stop mutation. Many isolates (54.9%) were multidrug-resistant and observed high resistance rates to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and streptomycin. Among these strains, we found three new types of Tn7-like transposons, named Tn6813, Tn6814, and Tn6765. This is the first comprehensive survey that shows Tn7-like transposons in Enterobacterales from animals used for food production in different regions of China. This study also provides an insight into the horizontal transfer of resistance genes associated with Tn7-like transposons.
Highlights
Several genera and species among the Enterobacterales are widely distributed in humans and other animals (Sassone-Corsi et al, 2016)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Enterobacterales has emerged as a problem in both human and veterinary medicine (Livermore, 2009; von Tippelskirch et al, 2018), and the interest of the scientific community in the presence and circulation of resistant organisms from animals used for food production has increased due to the important public health implications (Meunier et al, 2006; Cortes et al, 2010; Goncalves et al, 2010)
Of the 1,474 Enterobacterales strains examined, 377 strains contained Tn7-like transposons
Summary
Several genera and species among the Enterobacterales are widely distributed in humans and other animals (Sassone-Corsi et al, 2016). To prevent and treat these infections caused by Enterobacterales, many antibiotics are usually used in animals. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Enterobacterales has emerged as a problem in both human and veterinary medicine (Livermore, 2009; von Tippelskirch et al, 2018), and the interest of the scientific community in the presence and circulation of resistant organisms from animals used for food production has increased due to the important public health implications (Meunier et al, 2006; Cortes et al, 2010; Goncalves et al, 2010)
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