Molecular distribution of ROB-1 beta-lactamase in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae.
AUTOR(ES)
Juteau, J M
RESUMO
The plasmid content and molecular distribution of the ROB-1 beta-lactamase was investigated in 31 swine isolates of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. Three types of plasmid patterns were observed in ampicillin-resistant isolates: a predominant one consisting of 2.6-, 2.9-, and 5.0-kb plasmids and two other patterns consisting of 4.2- and 5.5-kb plasmids and of a 6.8-kb plasmid. Plasmid DNA preparations were hybridized with a blaROB-1 intragenic fragment from the Haemophilus influenzae Rrob plasmid. Positive hybridizations were observed with all ampicillin-resistant isolates. The blaROB-1 gene was found on 3 plasmids of 2.6, 5.5, and 6.8 kb. One swine isolate of Pasteurella multocida also had a 2.6-kb plasmid bearing blaROB-1. ROB-1 was confirmed in typical isolates by isoelectric focusing and blaROB-1 sequences were confirmed by polymerase chain reaction amplification with an intragenic set of primers. Plasmids bearing blaROB-1 were successfully electro-transformed in a susceptible A. pleuropneumoniae isolate. These results emphasize the importance of ROB-1 in A. pleuropneumoniae and identify a possible reservoir of beta-lactam resistance.
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