China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2025, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (3): 1328-1341.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2025.03.034

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Isolation and Identification of Major Pathogenic Bacteria and Mycoplasma Causing Bovine Respiratory Tract Infection and Detection of Drug Resistance and Virulence Genes

YIN Kaiwen1, MAO Wei1, CAO Jinshan1, SUN Yue2, DONG Haiyan1, HAN Kaifan1, WANG Bo1, LI Peifeng1, ZHANG Zhidan1, FAN Hongliang3, GUO Yu4, ZHAO Hongxia1   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China;
    2. Hinggan League Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Hinggan League 137400, China;
    3. Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Limited by Share Ltd, Hohhot 010000, China;
    4. Inner Mongolia Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Hohhot 010000, China
  • Received:2024-05-09 Published:2025-02-22

Abstract: 【Objective】 This study was aimed to understand the infection,drug resistance and virulence genes of the main causative organisms and Mycoplasma of bovine respiratory diseases in a large-scale ranch in Inner Mongolia,and provide medication basis for the prevention and treatment of bovine respiratory diseases in this ranch.【Method】 The lung tissues of dead cattle were collected for isolation and culture of pathogenic bacteria,biochemical identification,16S rRNA gene sequencing,PCR identification,drug susceptibility test,drug resistance genes and virulence genes detection.【Result】 One strain of Pasteurella multocida type A and one strain of Mannheimia haemolytica type A6 were isolated from the TSA plate,which showed rounded,grayish-white,transparent or translucent colonies,and the amplification of specific and serotypic genes was in accordance with the expected bands.One strain of Mycoplasma bovis was isolated from the solid medium of PPLO,which appeared in the solid medium of PPLO,and showed the appearance of omelette in the microscopic examination,and the amplification of specific genes was in accordance with the expected bands.The 16S rRNA sequencing and aligning results showed that the three pathogens had similarities of over 99% with Pasteurella multocida,Mannheimia haemolytica and Mycoplasma bovis,respectively.The results of drug resistance analysis and virulence gene detection showed that Pasteurella multocida and Mannheimia haemolytica were highly sensitive to oxfloxacin,and sensitive to kanamycin,amikacin,gentamicin and other antimicrobials.Pasteurella multocida carried resistance genes strA,strB,tetA,tetB,qnrA and blaROB,and 22 virulence genes such as exbB,exbD,ompA and psl.Mannheimia haemolytica carried resistance genes strA and strB,and four virulence genes such as gcp,gs60,lktC and tbpB.Mycoplasma bovis was resistant to streptomycin,erythromycin,clindamycin,intermediary to ciprofloxacin,amikacin and kanamycin,and sensitive to gentamicin,ofloxacin,enrofloxacin and tetracycline,carrying resistance genes strA,strB,mph and msr-E,and the virulence genes of VspX,VspY2,VpmA and P81.【Conclusion】 The respiratory disease of sick and dead cattle in this ranch was caused by Pasteurella multocida,Mannheimia haemolytica and Mycoplasma bovis,and the isolated strains carried a variety of virulence genes,it was recommended to use oxfloxacin as the main therapeutic antimicrobial drug for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease in the clinic and the use of antimicrobial drugs such as erythromycin and clindamycin were not recommended.

Key words: Pasteurella multocida; Mannheimia haemolytica; Mycoplasma bovis; separation and identification; resistance; virulence genes

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