Canine Staphylococcaceae circulating in a Kenyan animal shelter

Animal shelters, especially in resource-poor countries, bring together pets from different regions and with different backgrounds. The crowding of such animals often results in infectious diseases, such as respiratory infections. This study characterized <i>Staphylococcaceae</i> from diseased and ap...

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Autores principales: Akarsu, H., Liljander, Anne M., Lacasta, Anna, Ssajjakambwe, P., Brodard, I., Cherbuin, J.D.R., Torres-Puig, S., Perreten, V., Kuhnert, P., Labroussaa, F., Jores, Joerg
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Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138099
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author Akarsu, H.
Liljander, Anne M.
Lacasta, Anna
Ssajjakambwe, P.
Brodard, I.
Cherbuin, J.D.R.
Torres-Puig, S.
Perreten, V.
Kuhnert, P.
Labroussaa, F.
Jores, Joerg
author_browse Akarsu, H.
Brodard, I.
Cherbuin, J.D.R.
Jores, Joerg
Kuhnert, P.
Labroussaa, F.
Lacasta, Anna
Liljander, Anne M.
Perreten, V.
Ssajjakambwe, P.
Torres-Puig, S.
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Liljander, Anne M.
Lacasta, Anna
Ssajjakambwe, P.
Brodard, I.
Cherbuin, J.D.R.
Torres-Puig, S.
Perreten, V.
Kuhnert, P.
Labroussaa, F.
Jores, Joerg
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description Animal shelters, especially in resource-poor countries, bring together pets from different regions and with different backgrounds. The crowding of such animals often results in infectious diseases, such as respiratory infections. This study characterized <i>Staphylococcaceae</i> from diseased and apparently healthy dogs housed in an animal shelter in Kenya, to determine their antibiotic resistance profiles, their genetic relatedness, and the presence of dominant clones. Therefore, bacteria were collected from all 167 dogs present in the shelter in June 2015 and screened for <i>Staphylococcaceae</i> using standard cultivation techniques. In all, 92 strains were isolated from 85 dogs and subsequently sequenced by PacBio long-read sequencing. Strains encompassed nine validated species, while <i>S. aureus</i> (n = 47), <i>S. pseudintermedius</i> (n = 21), and <i>Mammaliicoccus (M.) sciuri</i> (n = 16) were the three most dominant species. Two <i>S. aureus</i> clones of ST15 (CC15) and ST1292 (CC1) were isolated from 7 and 37 dogs, respectively. All 92 strains isolated were tested for their antimicrobial susceptibility by determining the minimum inhibitory concentrations. In all, 86 strains had resistance-associated minimal inhibitory concentrations to at least one of the following antimicrobials: tetracycline, benzylpenicillin, oxacillin, erythromycin, clindamycin, trimethoprim, kanamycin/gentamicin, or streptomycin. Many virulence-encoding genes were detected in the <i>S. aureus</i> strains, other <i>Staphylococcaceae</i> contained a different set of homologs of such genes. The presence of mobile genetic elements, such as plasmids and prophages, known to facilitate the dissemination of virulence- and resistance-encoding genes, was also assessed. The unsuspected high presence of two <i>S. aureus</i> clones in about 50% of dogs suggests dissemination within the shelter and a human source.
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spelling CGSpace1380992025-12-08T10:06:44Z Canine Staphylococcaceae circulating in a Kenyan animal shelter Akarsu, H. Liljander, Anne M. Lacasta, Anna Ssajjakambwe, P. Brodard, I. Cherbuin, J.D.R. Torres-Puig, S. Perreten, V. Kuhnert, P. Labroussaa, F. Jores, Joerg antimicrobial resistance dogs Animal shelters, especially in resource-poor countries, bring together pets from different regions and with different backgrounds. The crowding of such animals often results in infectious diseases, such as respiratory infections. This study characterized <i>Staphylococcaceae</i> from diseased and apparently healthy dogs housed in an animal shelter in Kenya, to determine their antibiotic resistance profiles, their genetic relatedness, and the presence of dominant clones. Therefore, bacteria were collected from all 167 dogs present in the shelter in June 2015 and screened for <i>Staphylococcaceae</i> using standard cultivation techniques. In all, 92 strains were isolated from 85 dogs and subsequently sequenced by PacBio long-read sequencing. Strains encompassed nine validated species, while <i>S. aureus</i> (n = 47), <i>S. pseudintermedius</i> (n = 21), and <i>Mammaliicoccus (M.) sciuri</i> (n = 16) were the three most dominant species. Two <i>S. aureus</i> clones of ST15 (CC15) and ST1292 (CC1) were isolated from 7 and 37 dogs, respectively. All 92 strains isolated were tested for their antimicrobial susceptibility by determining the minimum inhibitory concentrations. In all, 86 strains had resistance-associated minimal inhibitory concentrations to at least one of the following antimicrobials: tetracycline, benzylpenicillin, oxacillin, erythromycin, clindamycin, trimethoprim, kanamycin/gentamicin, or streptomycin. Many virulence-encoding genes were detected in the <i>S. aureus</i> strains, other <i>Staphylococcaceae</i> contained a different set of homologs of such genes. The presence of mobile genetic elements, such as plasmids and prophages, known to facilitate the dissemination of virulence- and resistance-encoding genes, was also assessed. The unsuspected high presence of two <i>S. aureus</i> clones in about 50% of dogs suggests dissemination within the shelter and a human source. 2024-02-06 2024-01-19T03:28:53Z 2024-01-19T03:28:53Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138099 en Open Access American Society for Microbiology Akarsu, H., Liljander, A.M., Lacasta, A., Ssajjakambwe, P., Brodard, I., Cherbuin, J.D.R., Torres-Puig, S., Perreten, V., Kuhnert, P., Labroussaa, F. and Jores, J. 2024. Canine <i>Staphylococcaceae</i> circulating in a Kenyan animal shelter. <i>Microbiology Spectrum</i> 12(2): e02924-23.
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dogs
Akarsu, H.
Liljander, Anne M.
Lacasta, Anna
Ssajjakambwe, P.
Brodard, I.
Cherbuin, J.D.R.
Torres-Puig, S.
Perreten, V.
Kuhnert, P.
Labroussaa, F.
Jores, Joerg
Canine Staphylococcaceae circulating in a Kenyan animal shelter
title Canine Staphylococcaceae circulating in a Kenyan animal shelter
title_full Canine Staphylococcaceae circulating in a Kenyan animal shelter
title_fullStr Canine Staphylococcaceae circulating in a Kenyan animal shelter
title_full_unstemmed Canine Staphylococcaceae circulating in a Kenyan animal shelter
title_short Canine Staphylococcaceae circulating in a Kenyan animal shelter
title_sort canine staphylococcaceae circulating in a kenyan animal shelter
topic antimicrobial resistance
dogs
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138099
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