Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella variicola Isolated in the Urine of Healthy Bovine Heifers, a Potential Risk as an Emerging Human Pathogen.

ABSTRACT: Klebsiella variicola, a member of Klebsiella pneumoniae complex, is found to infect plants, insects, and animals and is considered an emerging pathogen in humans. While antibiotic resistance is often prevalent among K. variicola isolates from humans, this has not been thoroughly investigated in isolates from nonhuman sources. Prior evidence suggests that K. variicola can be transmitted between agricultural products as well as between animals, and the use of antibiotics in agriculture has increased antibiotic resistance in other emerging pathogens. Furthermore, in animals that contain K. variicola as a normal member of the rumen microbiota, the same bacteria can also cause infections, such as clinical mastitis in dairy cows. Here, we describe K. variicola UFMG-H9 and UF

SUBMITTER: Giannattasio-Ferraz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9088279 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature