title: Enterobacter cloacae with a novel variant of ACT AmpC beta-lactamase originating from glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) in Svalbard.
abstract: We aimed at Escherichia coli and Enterobacter cloacae isolates resistant to cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones and Salmonella isolates in wild birds in Arctic Svalbard, Norway. Cloacal swabs of little auks (Alle alle, n=215) and samples of faeces of glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus, n=15) were examined. Inducible production of AmpC enzyme was detected in E. cloacae KW218 isolate. Sequence analysis of the 1146 bp PCR product of the ampC gene from this isolate revealed 99% sequence homology with the blaACT-14 and blaACT-5 AmpC beta-lactamase genes. Four, respectively six of the identified single nucleotide polymorphisms generated amino acid substitutions in the amino acid chain. As the ampC sequence polymorphism in the investigated E. cloacae strain was identified as unique, we revealed a novel variant of the ampC beta-lactamase gene blaACT-23.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic; CEITEC VFU, Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic. Electronic address: literaki@vfu.cz.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Literak
authors.affiliation: CEITEC VFU, Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Manga
authors.affiliation: Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wojczulanis-Jakubas
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chroma
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jamborova
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic; CEITEC VFU, Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dobiasova
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Miroslava Htoutou
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sedlakova
authors.affiliation: CEITEC VFU, Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University Brno, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Alois
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cizek
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D046091:Charadriiformes / Q000382:microbiology*; D002988:Cloaca / Q000382:microbiology; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009664:Norway; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000662:veterinary; D013538:Svalbard; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; C048795:AmpC beta-lactamases; D001618:beta-Lactamases
keywords: Antimicrobial resistance; Bacteria; Birds; Wildlife