Abstract:
【Objective】 The purpose of this study was to investigate the drug resistance of
Streptococcus agalactiae to antibacterial agents and determine the carrying status of virulence gene and drug resistance gene of
Streptococcus agalactiae.
【Methods】 In this study, microdilution broth method and common PCR were used to detect the resistance of 16 kinds of antibacterial drugs and related drug resistance genes and virulence genes of
Streptococcus agalactiae from bovine. Moreover, the expression levels of 8 virulence genes in different strains were analyzed by fluorescence quantitative PCR.
【Results】 (1)The sensitivity of
Streptococcus agalactiae to 11 drugs was more than 65%, among which the highest sensitivity was florfenicol (92.4%) and ceftiofur (88.4%). The resistance rate of
Streptococcus agalactiae to ampicillin, erythromycin and clindamycin was more than 50%, and the resistance rate of
Streptococcus agalactiae to sulfagan was more than 45%. (2) The detection rates of
gyrA,
sul1,
ermb and
ermc were 100%, 86.67%, 93.3% and 33.3% respectively, while
erma,
sul2,
sul3 and parc were not detected. (3) The detection rates of virulence genes
pavA,
cfb,
fbsA,
bibA,
cspA,
sip,
iagA,
hylB,
rib,
bca and
cylE were 100%. The detection rates of
rib, bca and
cylE were 13.3%, 53.3% and 73.3%, respectively. However, the
bac,
lmb and
scpB were not detected. (4) Fluorescence quantitative analysis showed that the expression levels of virulence gene was significantly different among different strains (
P<0.05).
【Conclusion】 The resistance rate of
Streptococcus agalactiae to erythromycin and clindamycin is high. The virulence factor of
Streptococcus agalactiae is an important factor of host infection disease.