Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli in Bovine Animals, Europe

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 22; no. 9; pp. 1650 - 1652
• Main Authors: Brennan, Evan, Martins, Marta, McCusker, Matthew P, Wang, Juan, Alves, Bruno Martins, Hurley, Daniel, El Garch, Farid, Woehrlé, Frédérique, Miossec, Christine, McGrath, Leisha, Srikumar, Shabarinath, Wall, Patrick, Fanning, Séamus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.09.2016; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Beta lactamases; bovine; Care and treatment; Cattle; Cattle Diseases - epidemiology; Cattle Diseases - microbiology; Colistin; Colistin - pharmacology; colistin resistance; Dispatch; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli - drug effects; Escherichia coli - genetics; Escherichia coli Infections - veterinary; Europe - epidemiology; Female; food-producing animals; Genes, Bacterial; in Bovine Animals, Europe; Infection; Mastitis, Bovine - epidemiology; Mastitis, Bovine - microbiology; MDR; Microbial drug resistance; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Multidrug-Resistant; Ireland; bovids; bacteria; Escherichia coli; Europe; cattle; bacterial infection; multidrug-resistant; antimicrobial resistance; food-producing animals; bovine; colistin resistance; MDR; mcr-1 gene; Enterobacteriaceae
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2209.160140

Of 150 Escherichia coli strains we cultured from specimens taken from cattle in Europe, 3 had elevated MICs against colistin. We assessed all 3 strains for the presence of the plasmid-mediated mcr-1 gene and identified 1 isolate as mcr-1-positive and co-resistant to β-lactam, florfenicol, and fluoroquinolone antimicrobial compounds.