Characteristics of The Plasmid-Mediate Colistin-Resistance Gene
Mcr-1 In Escherichia Coli Isolated from Pig Farm in
Jiangxi
Yong Wu1*§, Chun-Hua Wang 1§, Xiang Li2,
Fan Li1, Meng-Lin Jiang1, Zi-Kui Liu1,
Gao-Feng Liu2 and Ji-Yun Li1*
1College
of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, 1Nongda
Rd, District Furong, Changsha city 410128, Hunan China; 2Hunan
Canzoho Biological Technology Co. Ltd., Liuyang city 410329, Hunan
China.
§Co-first author: These authors contributed equally to this work.
*Corresponding author:
wuyong712@126.com
(YW); lijiyuny@foxmail.com(JL)
Abstract
To explore the prevalence and characteristics of MCRPEC in pig farms, 278 pig
faecal samples were collected from a pig farm in Jiangxi Province. Ten MCRPEC
strains were laboratory isolated by culture, PCR, and gel electrophoresis. The
broth-microdilution was adopted for the drug sensitivity test. After
whole-genome sequencing, the resistance genes and plasmid typing were analysed,
and the transferability of mcr-1 was
verified through plasmid conjugation transfer. The results showed that all ten
strains were resistant to colistin, gentamicin, florfenicol, trimethoprim,
cefotaxime, and tetracycline, with
a
MDR rate of 100%. The ten MCRPEC strains were found to belong to seven STs, and
mcr-1 was mainly located on the IncI2
plasmid, featuring a typical plasmid coupling transfer part, type IV secretion
system, and antimonite protein gene; horizontal transfer occurred in nine
strains. These results indicate that MCRPEC exists on this pig farm and is MDR.
Bacterial monitoring should be strengthened, the use of antibiotics on farms
should be reduced, and the spread of ARGs should be controlled.
To Cite This Article:
Wu Y, WangCH, LiX, LiF, JiangML,
LiuZK, LiuGF and LiJY, 2024.
Characteristics of the plasmid-mediate
colistin-resistance gene mcr-1 in Escherichia coli isolated from
pig farm in Jiangxi. Pak Vet J. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2024.269