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. 2019 Jul;83(3):168-176.

Molecular variability of Streptococcus uberis isolates from intramammary infections in Canadian dairy farms from the Maritime region

Julian Reyes  1 , Juan C Rodriguez-Lecompte  1 , Adam Blanchard  1 , J T McClure  1 , Javier Sánchez  1
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Molecular variability of Streptococcus uberis isolates from intramammary infections in Canadian dairy farms from the Maritime region

Julian Reyes et al. Can J Vet Res. 2019 Jul.

Abstract
in English, French

The primary objective of this study was to explore the variability of Streptococcus uberis (S. uberis) isolates by extracting multilocus sequence typing (MLST) data from whole-genome sequencing. The secondary objective was to determine the distribution of the phenotypic antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the associated AMR genes as well as the virulence gene profiles among sequence types (STs). Sixty-two isolates were recovered from 16 herds in 3 Canadian Maritime Provinces: New Brunswick (14.5%), Nova Scotia (48.3%), and Prince Edward Island (37.1%). Of these, 9, 30, and 23 were recovered from post-calving, lactational samples, and post-mastitis samples, respectively. These 62 S. uberis isolates belonged to 34 STs; 11 isolates were typed to 9 known STs and 51 isolates were classified as one of 25 new STs. Thirteen isolates were part of major clonal complexes (CCs). Post-mastitis isolates contained 10 unique STs, lactational isolates contained 11 unique STs, and post-calving isolates had 3 STs. Each farm had only 1 isolate that was a unique ST except for STs 233, 851, 855, 857, 864, and 866, which were found in multiple cows per herd on more than one farm. ST851 and ST857 were found in each of the 3 sample types, with ST857 found in cows from all 3 Maritime provinces. These results indicate that S. uberis is a diverse non-clonal pathogen with specific STs residing in clonal clusters, carrying multiple AMR genes and virulence, with a diverse phenotypic AMR.

L’objectif premier de la présente étude était d’explorer la variabilité d’isolats de Streptococcus uberis en extrayant les données de typage génomique multilocus (MLST) du séquençage du génome entier. L’objectif secondaire était de déterminer la distribution des phénotypes de résistance antimicrobienne (AMR) et les gènes d’AMR associés ainsi que les profils des gènes de virulence parmi les types de séquence (STs). Soixante-deux isolats ont été obtenus de 16 troupeaux dans trois provinces maritimes canadiennes : le Nouveau-Brunswick (14,5 %), la Nouvelle-Écosse (48,3 %), et l’Ile-du Prince-Édouard (37,1 %). Parmi ces isolats, 9, 30, et 23 ont été obtenus d’échantillons post-vêlage, en lactation, et post-mammite, respectivement. Ces 62 échantillons appartenaient à 34 STs; 11 isolats ont été typés comme appartenant à 9 STs connus et 51 isolats ont été classifiés dans un des 25 nouveaux STs. Treize isolats faisaient partis de complexes clonaux majeurs (CCs). Les isolats post-mammite contenaient 10 STs uniques, les isolats de la période de lactation contenaient 11 STs uniques, et ceux de la période post-vêlage avaient 3 STs. Chaque ferme n’avait seulement qu’un isolat qui avait un ST unique sauf pour les STs 233, 851, 855, 857, 864, et 866 qui ont été retrouvés chez plusieurs vaches par troupeau sur plus d’une ferme. Les ST851 et ST857 ont été trouvés dans chacun des trois types d’échantillons, avec ST857 retrouvé dans des vaches des trois provinces maritimes. Ces résultats indiquent que S. uberis est un agent pathogène diversifié non-clonal avec des STs spécifiques résidant dans des groupements clonaux, arborant de multiples gènes de résistance antimicrobienne et de virulence, avec des phénotypes d’AMR variés.(Traduit par Docteur Serge Messier).

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Population snapshot of 62 Streptococcus uberis isolates in dairy herds from the Maritime region compared with known sequences from the PubMLST global database. Red squares represent new sequence types (STs).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Distribution of Streptococcus uberis sequence types (STs) per sample type in Canadian dairy herds from the Atlantic Provinces.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Distribution of the phenotypic resistance of 62 Streptococcus uberis sequence types (STs) to different antimicrobial products (1 to 5) using the full MLST goEBURST distance to represent the relationship between STs.
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