@article{Lay_Torio_Bitrus_Mala_Sinwat_Chuanchuen_2021, title={Multidrug resistant Escherichia coli Harboring Extendedspectrum β-Lactamase-encoding genes isolated from clinically healthy pigs}, volume={51}, url={https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjvm/article/view/248679}, abstractNote={<p><span class="fontstyle0">A total of 292 </span><span class="fontstyle2">E. coli </span><span class="fontstyle0">isolates obtained from fecal samples from pigs in Central (</span><span class="fontstyle2">n </span><span class="fontstyle0">= 103) and Northeastern (</span><span class="fontstyle2">n </span><span class="fontstyle0">= 189) provinces of Thailand were included in this study</span><span class="fontstyle2">. </span><span class="fontstyle0">Eighty-six </span><span class="fontstyle2">E. coli </span><span class="fontstyle0">isolates were phenotypically confirmed to be β- lactamases producers and screened for the presence of β-lactamase genes. The CTX-M family was most frequently identified (90.7%). The </span><span class="fontstyle2">bla</span><span class="fontstyle0">CTX-M-15 </span><span class="fontstyle0">gene belonging to CTX-M group I (59.3%) was the most predominantly identified CTX-M genotype followed by </span><span class="fontstyle2">bla</span><span class="fontstyle0">CTX-M-14 </span><span class="fontstyle0">(31.4%) and </span><span class="fontstyle2">bla</span><span class="fontstyle0">CTX-M-4 </span><span class="fontstyle0">(25.6%). The </span><span class="fontstyle2">bla</span><span class="fontstyle0">TEM-1 </span><span class="fontstyle0">gene was prevalent (75.6%). The </span><span class="fontstyle2">bla</span><span class="fontstyle0">CTX-M-4 </span><span class="fontstyle0">and </span><span class="fontstyle2">bla</span><span class="fontstyle0">CTX-M-14 </span><span class="fontstyle0">genes were located on conjugative plasmid. The results highlighted healthy pigs as reservoirs of ESBL-producing </span><span class="fontstyle2">E. coli </span><span class="fontstyle0">carrying ESBL genes that could be horizontally transferred.</span> </p>}, number={2}, journal={The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine}, author={Lay, Khin Khin and Torio, Haidee E. and Bitrus, Asinamai Athliamai and Mala, Wanida and Sinwat, Nuananong and Chuanchuen, Rungtip}, year={2021}, month={Mar.}, pages={303–310} }