A survey of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from wild sika deer (Cervus nippon) in Japan

Yukino TAMAMURA-ANDOH; Nobuyuki TANAKA; Keisuke SATO; Yoshino MIZUNO; Nobuo ARAI; Ayako WATANABE-YANAI; Masato AKIBA; Masahiro KUSUMOTO

doi:10.1292/jvms.21-0005

Bacteriology

A survey of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from wild sika deer (Cervus nippon) in Japan

Yukino TAMAMURA-ANDOH, Nobuyuki TANAKA, Keisuke SATO, Yoshino MIZUNO, Nobuo ARAI, Ayako WATANABE-YANAI, Masato AKIBA, Masahiro KUSUMOTO

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Yukino TAMAMURA-ANDOH
Division of Bacterial and Parasitic Disease, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan
Nobuyuki TANAKA
Tottori Station, National Livestock Breeding Center, 14 Idekami, Kotoura, Tohaku, Tottori 689-2511, Japan
Keisuke SATO
Niigata Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, 686 Hataya, Nishikan-ku, Niigata 959-0423, Japan
Yoshino MIZUNO
Kumamoto Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, 1666-1 Jonanmachi, Shizume, Minami-ku, Kumamoto 861-4215, Japan
Nobuo ARAI
Division of Bacterial and Parasitic Disease, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan
Ayako WATANABE-YANAI
Division of Bacterial and Parasitic Disease, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan
Masato AKIBA
Division of Bacterial and Parasitic Disease, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan
Masahiro KUSUMOTO
Division of Bacterial and Parasitic Disease, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 3-1-5 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance, Escherichia coli, wild sika deer

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2021 Volume 83 Issue 5 Pages 754-758

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.21-0005

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Abstract

We examined the antimicrobial susceptibility of 848 Escherichia coli isolates from 237 feces samples of wild sika deer (Cervus nippon) captured between 2016 and 2019 in 39 of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Five of the 237 wild sika deer (2.1%) carried E. coli with resistance to at least one antimicrobial, and all the resistant isolates showed resistance to tetracycline. The resistant isolates contained antimicrobial resistance genes that were similar to those in E. coli derived from humans and farm animals. Although wild sika deer are not currently likely to be a source for the transmission of antimicrobial resistance in Japan, they can potentially mediate antimicrobial resistance spread by coming into contact with humans, animals, and their surroundings.

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