Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (10): 5212-5221.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.10.040

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Detection and Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance and Resistance Genes in Escherichia coli from Tibetan Pigs in Xizang

WU Xi1,2,3(), ZHANG Xiangfeng1,2,3, LI Haiyang1,2,3, LUO Lü1,2,3, WEI Mingbang1,2,3, ZHANG Hui1,2,3, YE Yourong1,2,3, SHANG Peng1,2,3,*()   

  1. 1. Xizang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi 860000, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Tibetan Pig Genetic Improvement and Reproduction Engineering, Linzhi 860000, China
    3. Tibetan Pig Science and Technology Station, Linzhi 860000, China
  • Received:2024-08-01 Online:2025-10-23 Published:2025-11-01
  • Contact: SHANG Peng E-mail:2425879370@qq.com;nemoshpmh@126.com

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to investigate the antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from Tibetan pigs in Xizang. A total of 180 fecal samples were collected from Tibetan pigs in Shannan, Changdu, and Linzhi in Xizang. Bacterial strains were isolated and identified using bacterial culture, Gram staining, and 16S rRNA gene amplification. Antibiotic resistance was assessed using the K-B disk diffusion method, while virulence genes and resistance genes carried by the strain were detected through PCR amplification. The results showed that, a total of 42 diarrheagenic E. coli strains were isolated from 180 fecal samples, with the overall isolation rates of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) and atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) being 25.36% and 5.07%, respectively. Antibiotic resistance analysis showed that EAEC and atypical EPEC exhibited imipenem resistance rates of 97.14% and 100%, respectively. The most common resistance phenotypes for EAEC and atypical EPEC were TE+DX+MI+AM+IPM+SIZ and TE+DX+AM+IPM+SIZ, respectively. All isolates carried the β-lactamase blaTEM gene, with a detection rate of 100.00%. In summary, diarrheagenic E. coli isolated from Tibetan pigs in Xizang exhibited high prevalence and multidrug resistance, with diverse resistance phenotypes and varying levels of resistance gene detection. EAEC was the predominant strain. This study provides valuable data for the prevention and control of diarrheagenic E. coli in Tibetan pigs in Xizang, contributing to the improvement of public health and the optimization of clinical practice.

Key words: Tibetan pigs, diarrheagenic Escherichia coli, resistance genes

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