Antimicrobial Resistance and Genetic Diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains Isolated from Equine and Other Veterinary Samples.

ABSTRACT: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the leading causes of healthcare-associated infections in humans. This bacterium is less represented in veterinary medicine, despite causing difficult-to-treat infections due to its capacity to acquire antimicrobial resistance, produce biofilms, and persist in the environment, along with its limited number of veterinary antibiotic therapies. Here, we explored susceptibility profiles to antibiotics and to didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC), a quaternary ammonium widely used as a disinfectant, in 168 P. aeruginosa strains isolated from animals, mainly Equidae. A genomic study was performed on 41 of these strains to determine their serotype, sequence type (ST), relatedness, and resistome. Overall, 7.7% of animal strains were resistant to car

SUBMITTER: Pottier M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9867525 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature