Chinese Medicine Monomers Inhibit Biofilm Formation in
Multidrug-Resistant Pasteurella Multocida Isolated from
Cattle Respiratory Infections
Yue Sun1,¥, Wei Mao1, ¥, Jinshan Cao1,
Pu guo Hao2, Su Jianguo2, Kaiwen Yin1,
Kerui Gu1and
Hongxia Zhao1,*
1College
of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University,
Huhhot 010010, Inner Mongolia, China;
2Ordos
Vocational College of Eco-Environment,
Ordos 017010, Inner Mongolia, China.
¥These
authors contributed equally to this work
*Corresponding author:
Zhaohongxia@imau.edu.cn
Abstract
Bovine respiratory diseases are a major problem for animals and are caused by
Pasteurella multocida, commonly found in animals' respiratory tracts.
Pasteurella multocida is considered as a secondary pathogen, and the
epidemiology of this bacteria related to the respiratory tract poorly
investigated yet. By use of high antimicrobial drugs in the clinics, coupled
with the fact that the biofilm formed by Pasteurella multocida is
conducive to increase its resistance to unfavourable environment, the resistance
of Pasteurella multocida in the bovine respiratory tract is becoming
increasingly serious, which poses a certain challenge to the treatment of bovine
respiratory diseases. In this study, the Kirby Bauer (K.B) disk diffusion method
was used to conduct in vitro drug susceptibility testing of 20
antimicrobial drugs on 15 isolates of Pasteurella multocida; PCR detected
the carriage of relevant resistance genes of the isolates; the crystal violet
staining method was used to determine the ability of the isolates to form
biofilm, and the effects of thymol and berberine on the adherence value
(B-value) of the biofilm of the isolates and their growth curves; laser confocal
microscopy was used to observe the effects of thymol and berberine on the
formation of biofilm; the effects of thymol and berberine on the expression of
genes luxS, fliA, and motA related to biofilm formation
were detected by qRT-PCR. The results showed that all 15 isolates showed 100%
sensitivity to tilmicosin, ceftriaxone, ampicillin/sulbactam, and florfenicol,
and 53.3% resistance to erythromycin; the resistance rates to lincomycin,
clindamycin, and streptomycin were 93.3, 46.7, and 40%, respectively. The
aminoglycoside resistance genes strA and strB had the highest
detection rates of 93.3 and 80%, respectively, followed by the macrolide
resistance gene mefE with a detection rate of 66.7% and the β-lactam
resistance gene blaROB-1 with a detection rate of 60%. There were 13
biofilm-positive isolates, accounting for 86.7% of the total. The Thymol MIC
group, berberine MIC group, and 1/2 MIC group could inhibit the formation and
growth of the strain's biofilm in a concentration-dependent manner. Thymol MIC,
berberine MIC, and 1/2 MIC groups all significantly down-regulated the
expression of luxS, fliA, and motA, genes related to
biofilm formation. The results of this study provide medication references and
theoretical guidance for the prevention and treatment of bovine respiratory
diseases caused by biofilm-positive Pasteurella multocida infections in
clinics and reduce the resulting economic losses.
To Cite This Article:
SunY, MaoW, CaoJ, HaoPG, JianguoS, YinK, GuK, and ZhaoH, 2024.
Chinese medicine monomers inhibit
biofilm formation in multidrug-resistant Pasteurella multocida isolated
from cattle respiratory infections. Pak Vet J. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2024.268