Vancomycin-variable enterococci in sheep and cattle isolates and whole-genome sequencing analysis of isolates harboring vanM and vanB genes

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Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, 06110, Altindag, Ankara, Turkey

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Background: Vancomycin resistance encoded by the vanA/B/M genes in enterococci is clinically important because of the transmission of these genes between bacteria. While vancomycin resistance is determined by detecting only vanA and vanB genes by routine analyses, failure to detect vanM resistance causes vancomycin resistance to be overlooked, and clinically appropriate treatment cannot be provided. Aims: The study aimed to examine the presence of vanM-positive enterococcal isolates in Ankara, Turkey, and to have detailed information about them with sequence analyses. Methods: Caecal samples were collected from sheep and cattle during slaughter at different slaughterhouses in Ankara, Turkey. Enterococci isolates were identified, confirmed, and analyzed for the presence of vanA/B/M genes. Antibiotic resistance profiles of isolates were determined by the broth microdilution method. A whole genome sequence analysis of the isolates harboring the vanM and vanB genes was performed. Results: 13.7% of enterococcal isolates were determined as Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis. 15% of these isolates contained vanB, and 40% were vanM-positive. S98b and C32 isolates were determined to contain 16 CRISPR-Cas elements. 80% of the enterococci isolates were resistant to nitrofurantoin and 15% to ciprofloxacin. The first vanM-positive vancomycin-variable enterococci (VVE) isolates from food-producing animals were identified, and the S98b strain has been assigned to Genbank with the accession number CP104083.1. Conclusion: Therefore, new studies are needed to facilitate the identification of vanM-resistant enterococci and VVE strains.

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