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Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Tetracycline Resistance in $Enterococcus$ Isolates from Raw Milk Samples in Korea

원유시료에서 분리한 장구균 속 세균의 tetracycline 내성 유전자형 분석

  • Received : 2011.11.21
  • Accepted : 2012.03.16
  • Published : 2012.03.31
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Abstract

Antibiotic resistance in animal isolates of enterococci is a public health concern, because of the risk of transmission of antibiotic-resistant strains or resistance genes to humans through the food chain. This study investigated phenotypic and genotypic resistances profile of tetracycline in 245 $Enterococcus$ isolates from bovine milk. A total of 245 enterococci were isolated from 950 milk samples. The predominant strain was $E.$ $faecalis$ (n = 199, 81.2%) and $E.$ $faecium$ (n = 25, 10.2%). $E.$ $avium$ (n = 7, 2.9%), $E.$ $durans$ (n = 6, 2.5%), $E.$ $gallinarum$ (n = 4, 1.6%), and $E.$ $raffinosus$ (n = 4, 1.6%) were also isolated. Of the 245 enterococcal isolates 76.3% (n = 187) displayed tetracycline resistance (${\geq}16{\mu}g/ml$). Of the 187 tetracycline-resistant isolates, 83.4% (n = 156), 16.1% (n = 30), and 26.7% (n = 50) possessed the genes $tet$(M), $tet$(L), $tet$(S) respectively. While 3.2% (n = 6) of the tetracycline-resistant isolates possessed all three genes $tet$(M) + $tet$(L) + $tet$(S), 8.6% (n = 16), 16.0% (n = 30), and 2.7% (n = 5) of them possessed two genes $tet$(M) + $tet$(L), $tet$(M) + $tet$(S), and $tet$(L) + $tet$(S) respectively. The tetracycline resistance pattern investigated in this study was attributable mainly to the presence of $tet$(M).

동물성 식품 유래 장구균의 항생제 내성은 내성균주 또는 내성 유전자가 먹이사슬을 통해 인체로 전달될 수 있다는 가능성 때문에 공중보건학적으로 중요하게 대두되고 있다. 본 연구는 원유 시료에서 분리된 장구균의 tetracycline에 대한 내성을 표현형 및 유전형 수준에서 분석하였다. 원유 시료에서 총 245주의 장구균을 분리하였으며 그 중 $E.$ $faecalis$ 가 199주로 전체의 81.2%를 차지 하였으며 그 외에 $E.$ $faecium$ 이 25주(10.2%), $E.$ $avium$ 이 7주(2.9%), $E.$ $durans$ 이 6주(2.5%), $E.$ $gallinarum$ 이 4주(1.6%), $E.$ $raffinosus$ 이 4주(1.6%)의 비율로 분리되었다. 분리 균주중 76.3%에 해당하는 187주가 tetracycline에 내성을 나타내었으며 내성균주의 83.4%에 해당하는 156주가 $tet$(M)을 26.7%에 해당하는 50주가 $tet$(S)를 16.1%에 해당하는 30주가 $tet$(L)을 3.2%에 해당하는 6주가 $tet$(M) + $tet$(L) + $tet$(S)의 3개의 유전자를 동시에 소유하고 있는 것으로 분석되었다.

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