Αntimicrobial resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica and presence of plasmid pYV virulence genes in human and animal isolates
2019
Patas, Kostas | Ioannidis, Anastasios | Chatzipanagiotou, Stylianos | Neubauer, Heinrich | Sprague, Lisa D. | Lambrinidis, George | Gkouletsos, Thomas
Interactions between bacterial virulence and antimicrobial resistance are of increasing interest in clinical microbiology. On this account, antimicrobial resistance of Y. enterocolitica O:3 strains isolated from humans (n = 55), food chain animals (n = 58) and companion animals (n = 13) was determined in relation to the absence or presence of the pYV plasmid-encoded virulence genes yadA and virF. There were no statistically significant associations between the rate of antimicrobial resistance and the presence or absence of the plasmid, either in human- or animal-derived strains. Therefore, it can be concluded that response to conventionally used antimicrobials in Y. enterocolitica O:3 strains is not dependent on pYV -encoded virulence determinants.
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Publisher Wiley-Blackwell ; Elsevier
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