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  3. Isolation, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Genotypes of Three Pasteurellaeae Species Prevalent on Pig Farms in China Between 2021 and 2023

Isolation, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Genotypes of Three Pasteurellaeae Species Prevalent on Pig Farms in China Between 2021 and 2023

  • Microorganisms. 2025 Apr 18;13(4):938. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms13040938.
Fangxin Li 1 2 3,  Xin Zong 1 2 3,  Guosheng Chen 1 2 3,  Yu Zhang 1 2 3,  Qi Cao 1 2 3,  Lu Li 1 2 3,  Huanchun Chen 1 2 3,  Zhong Peng 1 2 3,  Chen Tan 1 2 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
  • 2 Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China.
  • 3 Frontiers Science Center for Animal Breeding and Sustainable Production, The Cooperative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan 430070, China.
PMID: 40284774 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms13040938
Abstract

Pasteurella multocida (PM), Glaesserella parasuis (GPS), and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP) are among the species with the top five isolation rates on Chinese pig farms annually. To understand the antimicrobial susceptibility and genotypes of these three pathogens that are currently prevalent on pig farms, we investigated 151 Bacterial strains (64 PM, 48 GPS, and 39 APP) isolated from 4190 samples from farms in 12 Chinese provinces between 2021 and 2023. The prevalent serotypes were PM type D (50.0%), GPS type 5/12 (47.92%), and APP type 7 (35.90%). A relatively high proportion of PM and APP were resistant to ampicillin (PM, 93.75%; APP, 71.79%), tilmicosin (PM, 64.06%; APP, 58.97%), Tetracycline (PM, 43.75%; APP, 61.54%), and enrofloxacin (PM, 34.38%; APP, 10.26%). Ampicillin, Tetracycline, and enrofloxacin exhibited low MIC90 values against GPS (8 µg/mL), while sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim had a high MIC90 value (512 µg/mL). A total of 18 genes conferring resistance to various antimicrobial classes were identified, and tet(L), tet(M), tet(A), blaTEM, sul2, aph(3')-Ia, dfrA12, qnrS1, strA, sul3, and mef(B) exhibited a high frequency of identification (≥70%). The analysis of regular virulence factor genes showed that several genes, including fimB, fimA, fimD, fimF, and fepG, were found in all PM, GPS, and APP strains. However, certain genes exhibited species-specific preferences, even if they belonged to the same category.

Keywords

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; China; Glaesserella parasuis; Pasteurella multocida; antimicrobial resistance genes; antimicrobial susceptibility; pigs; serotypes; virulence factor genes; whole-genome sequencing.

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