Molecular typing and anti-microbial susceptibility of clinical isolates of Streptococcus equi ssp. zooepidemicus from equine bacterial endometritis
Artículo de investigación publicado en Journal of Veterinary Medicine. B, Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health
1 de noviembre de 2006
The anti-microbial susceptibility and genetic diversity of 65 strains of Streptococcus equi ssp. zooepidemicus (Sez) isolated from mares presenting clinical signs of endometritis was determined by disk agar diffusion and pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) methods, respectively. Overall, Sez isolates were susceptible to beta-lactams, enrofloxacin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and gentamicin. These anti-microbials could be recommended as empiric anti-microbial therapy in cases of endometritis caused by Sez. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis typing revealed a great genetic diversity (56 different PFGE macrorestriction profiles) and a low level of genetic relatedness amongst the isolates
Luque I., Fernandez-Garayzabal JF., Blume V., Maldonado A., Astorga R. y Tarradas C.
 | Departamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM). |
| Servicio de Identificación y Caracterización Microbiana (ICM). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM). |
 | Servicio de Bacteriología. Centro Nacional de Microbiología (CNM). Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII). |
 | Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR). |
| Laboratorio Normativo de Salud Pública. | |
 | Departamento de Química Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC). |
