No Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Dairy Goats
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
- Bal, A.M.; Coombs, G.W.; Holden, M.T.G.; Lindsay, J.A.; Nimmo, G.R.; Tattevin, P.; Skov, R.L. Genomic insights into the emergence and spread of international clones of healthcare-, community- and livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Blurring of the traditional definitions. J. Glob. Antimicrob. Resist. 2016, 6, 95–101. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Unnerstad, H.E.; Mieziewska, K.; Börjesson, S.; Hedbäck, H.; Strand, K.; Hallgren, T.; Landin, H.; Skarin, J.; Bengtsson, B. Suspected transmission and subsequent spread of MRSA from farmer to dairy cows. Vet. Microbiol. 2018, 225, 114–119. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Unnerstad, H.E.; Ahl, I.; Persson, Y.; Börjesson, S.; Bengtsson, B. High occurrence of mecC-MRSA in two goat herds in Sweden. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections, Copenhagen, Denmark, 23–26 August 2018; p. 265. [Google Scholar]
- Shore, A.C.; Deasy, E.C.; Slickers, P.; Brennan, G.; O’Connell, B.; Monecke, S.; Ehricht, R.; Coleman, D.C. Detection of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type XI carrying highly divergent mecA, mecI, mecR1, blaZ, and ccr genes in human clinical isolates of clonal complex 130 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2011, 55, 3765–3773. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Garcia-Alvarez, L.; Holden, M.T.; Lindsay, H.; Webb, C.R.; Brown, D.F.; Curran, M.D.; Walpole, E.; Brooks, K.; Pickard, D.J.; Teale, C.; et al. Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a novel mecA homologue in human and bovine populations in the UK and Denmark: A descriptive study. Lancet Infect. Dis. 2011, 11, 595–603. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Schauer, B.; Krametter-Frötscher, R.; Knauer, F.; Ehricht, E.; Monecke, S.; Feßler, A.T.; Schwarz, S.; Grunert, T.; Spergser, J.; Loncaric, I. Diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from Austrian ruminants and New World camelids. Vet. Microbiol. 2018, 215, 77–82. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Becker, K.; Ballhausen, B.; Köck, R.; Kriegeskorte, A. Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus isolates: The “mec alphabet” with specific consideration of mecC, a mec homolog associated with zoonotic S. aureus lineages. Int. J. Med. Microbiol. 2014, 7, 794–804. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Paterson, G.K.; Morgan, F.J.E.; Harrison, E.M.; Peacock, S.J.; Parkhill, J.; Zadoks, R.N.; Holmes, M.A. Prevalence and properties of mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in bovine bulk tank milk in Great Britain. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2014, 3, 598–602. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Petersen, A.; Stegger, M.; Heltberg, O.; Christensen, J.; Zeuthen, A.; Knudsen, L.K.; Urth, T.; Sorum, M.; Schouls, L.; Larsen, J.; et al. Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying the novel mecC gene in Denmark corroborates a zoonotic reservoir with transmission to humans. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 2013, 19, E16–E22. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Bengtsson, B.; Persson, L.; Ekström, K.; Unnerstad, H.E.; Uhlhorn, H.; Börjesson, S. High occurrence of mecC-MRSA in wild hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Sweden. Vet. Microbiol. 2017, 207, 103–107. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Rasmussen, S.L.; Larsen, J.; van Wijk, R.E.; Jones, O.R.; Berg, T.B.; Angen, Ø. European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) as a natural reservoir of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying mecC in Denmark. PLoS ONE 2019, 9, e0222031. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Moreno-Grúa, E.; Pérez-Fuentes, S.; Viana, D.; Cardells, J.; Lizana, V.; Aguiló, J.; Selva, L.; Corpa, J.M. Marked Presence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Wild Lagomorphs in Valencia, Spain. Animals 2020, 10, 1109. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Unnerstad, H.E.; Bengtsson, B.; Af Rantzien, M.H.; Börjesson, S. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus containing mecC in Swedish dairy cows. Acta Vet. Scand. 2013, 55, 6. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Rytkönen, P.; Bonow, M.; Johansson, M.; Persson, Y. Goat cheese production in Sweden—A pioneering experience in the re-emergence of local food. Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. 2013, 63, 38–46. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Nonnemann, B.; Svennesen, L.; Lyhs, U.; Kristensen, K.A.; Klaas, I.C.; Pedersen, K. Bovine mastitis bacteria resolved by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry. J. Dairy Sci. 2019, 102, 2515–2524. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Pichon, B.; Hill, R.; Laurent, F.; Larsen, A.R.; Skov, R.L.; Holmes, M.; Edwards, G.F.; Teale, C.; Kearns, A.M. Development of a real-time quadruplex PCR assay for simultaneous detection of nuc, Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL), mecA and homologue mecALGA251. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2012, 67, 2338–2341. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Rola, J.G.; Sosnowski, M.; Ostrowska, M.; Osek, J. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of coagulase-positive staphylococci isolated from raw goat milk. Small Rumin. Res. 2015, 123, 124–128. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Eriksson, J.; Espinosa-Gongora, C.; Stamphøj, I.; Larsen, A.R.; Guardabassi, L. Carriage frequency, diversity and methicillin resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in Danish small ruminants. Vet. Microbiol. 2013, 163, 110–115. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Obaidat, M.M.; Salman, A.E.B.; Roess, A.A. High prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of mecA Staphylococcus aureus in dairy cattle, sheep, and goat bulk tank milk in Jordan. Trop. Anim. Health Prod. 2018, 50, 405–412. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Caruso, M.; Latorre, L.; Santagada, G.; Fraccalvieri, R.; Miccolupo, A.; Sottili, R.; Palazzo, L.; Parisi, A. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in sheep and goat bulk tank milk from Southern Italy. Small Rumin. Res. 2016, 135, 26–31. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Cortimiglia, C.; Bianchini, V.; Franco, A.; Caprioli, A.; Battisti, A.; Colombo, L.; Stradiotto, K.; Vezzoli, F.; Luini, M. Short Communication: Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus in bulk tank milk from dairy goat farms in Northern Italy. J. Dairy Sci. 2015, 98, 2307–2311. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Moura, G.S.; Gebreyes, W.A.; Marques, M.F.S.; Stipp, D.T.; Souza, F.N.; Da Costa, L.B.; Oliveira, C.J.B. Short communication: Occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci in dairy goat herds in Ohio, United States. J. Dairy Sci. 2018, 101, 7804–7807. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- El-Deeb, W.; Fayez, M.; Elmoslemany, A.; Kandeel, M.; Zidan, K. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among goat farms in Eastern province, Saudi Arabia: Prevalence and risk factors. Prev. Vet. Med. 2018, 156, 84–90. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Abreu, R.; Rodríguez-Álvarez, C.; Lecuona, M.; Castro-Hernández, B.; González, J.C.; Aguirre-Jaime, A.; Arias, A. Prevalence and characteristics of methicillin-resistant staphylococci in goats on the Island of Tenerife, Spain. Acta Vet. Hung. 2019, 67, 317–326. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Omoshaba, E.O.; Ojo, O.E.; Oyekunle, M.A.; Sonibare, A.O.; Adebayo, A.O. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from raw milk and nasal swabs of small ruminants in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Trop. Anim. Health Prod. 2020, 52, 2599–2608. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Swedish Veterinary Society. Guidelines for the Use of Antibiotics in Production Animals. Cattle, Pigs, Sheep and Goats. Available online: https://www.svf.se/media/vd5ney4l/svfs-riktlinje-antibiotika-till-produktionsdjur-eng-2017.pdf (accessed on 20 January 2021).
- Persson, Y.; Järnberg, Å.; Humblot, P.; Nyman, A.K.; Waller, K.P. Associations between Staphylococcus aureus intramammary infections and somatic cell counts in dairy goat herds. Small Rumin. Res. 2015, 133, 62–66. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Goats 2018. Statistics from the Swedish Board of Agriculture. Statistic Report 2019:01. Available online: https://jordbruksverket.se/download/18.29196bdf172db848a9e1384f/1592839852350/201901.pdf (accessed on 20 January 2021).
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. |
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Share and Cite
Persson, Y.; Börjesson, S.; Myrenås, M.; Pedersen, K. No Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Dairy Goats. Dairy 2021, 2, 65-70. https://doi.org/10.3390/dairy2010005
Persson Y, Börjesson S, Myrenås M, Pedersen K. No Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Dairy Goats. Dairy. 2021; 2(1):65-70. https://doi.org/10.3390/dairy2010005
Chicago/Turabian StylePersson, Ylva, Stefan Börjesson, Mattias Myrenås, and Karl Pedersen. 2021. "No Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Dairy Goats" Dairy 2, no. 1: 65-70. https://doi.org/10.3390/dairy2010005
APA StylePersson, Y., Börjesson, S., Myrenås, M., & Pedersen, K. (2021). No Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Dairy Goats. Dairy, 2(1), 65-70. https://doi.org/10.3390/dairy2010005