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DETECTION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES ISOLATED FROM ABORTED COWS IN IRAQ

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Zoonotic diseases and public health

Abstract

  Listeria spp. is one of the abortion causative agents in animals, especially in ruminants. This work aimed to detect Listeria spp. in milk and aborted fetus cows in Iraq. A total of 50 organ samples from aborted cow fetuses, including (brain, liver, and spleen), and 50 milk samples from the same aborted cows were collected from Baghdad farms, Iraq from (October 2023-March 2024). The bacteria were identified by conventional culture methods, biochemical tests, and the VITEK2 compact system, followed by molecular confirmation. The antimicrobial resistance pattern assay was performed using the disc diffusion method against eight antibiotic agents, and the L.monocytogenes virulence genes involving prfA,actA, and hylA genes were detected using the PCR. The results revealed that only L. monocytogenes was detected at 2/50(4%) from aborted fetuses isolated from the brain and liver, while not in milk samples. The L.monocytogenes showed 100% resistance against erythromycin, ampicillin, cotrimoxazole, chloramphenicol, vancomycin, and tetracycline. At the same time, all the isolates had a high MDR and MAR (Multiple Antibiotic Resistance) index. This study concluded that L.monocytogenes is one of the abortion causative agents in cattle in Iraq, and the high antibiotic resistance of Listeria leads to economic loss and a possible risk to humans.

DOI

10.21608/avmj.2024.312825.1348

Keywords

L.monocytogenes, Abortion, cow, Antimicrobial resistance

Authors

First Name

MAHMOOD,

Last Name

ADIL

MiddleName

SABAH

Affiliation

Department of Zoonotic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad

Email

sabah.adel2204m@covm.uobaghdad.edu.iq

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Orcid

0009-0000-0875-0373

First Name

NAGHAM

Last Name

AL-GBURI

MiddleName

MOHAMMED

Affiliation

Department of Zoonotic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad

Email

nagam22.vc@covm.uobaghdad.edu.iq

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Orcid

0000-0003-2783-5916

Volume

70

Article Issue

183

Related Issue

49234

Issue Date

2024-10-01

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2024-08-15

Publish Date

2024-10-01

Page Start

443

Page End

454

Print ISSN

1012-5973

Online ISSN

2314-5226

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_385141.html

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35

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Research article

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1,840

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Journal

Publication Title

Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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DETECTION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES ISOLATED FROM ABORTED COWS IN IRAQ

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Created At

28 Dec 2024