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- Title
Outbreak of mastitis in sheep caused by multi-drug resistant Enterococcus faecalis in Sardinia, Italy.
- Authors
SANCIU, G.; MAROGNA, G.; PAGLIETTI, B.; CAPPUCCINELLI, P.; LEORI, G.; RAPPELLI, P.
- Abstract
An outbreak of infective mastitis due to Enterococcus faecalis occurred in an intensive sheep farm in north Sardinia (Italy). E. faecalis, which is only rarely isolated from sheep milk, was unexpectedly found in 22·3% of positive samples at microbiological examination. Forty-five out of the 48 E. faecalis isolates showed the same multi-drug resistance pattern (cloxacillin, streptomycin, kanamycin, clindamycin, oxytetracycline). E. faecalis isolates were analysed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and all 45 multi-drug resistant strains showed an indistinguishable macrorestiction profile, indicating their clonal origin. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an outbreak of mastitis in sheep caused by E. faecalis.
- Subjects
SARDINIA (Italy); BOVINE mastitis; MULTIDRUG resistance in bacteria; ENTEROCOCCUS faecalis; ANTIBIOTIC residues
- Publication
Epidemiology & Infection, 2013, Vol 141, Issue 3, p582
- ISSN
0950-2688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0950268812000647