Title (eng)
Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Mycoplasma hyosynoviae strains isolated from five European countries between 2018 and 2023
Author
Ulrich Klein
Author
Dorottya Földi
Author
Eszter Zsófia Nagy
Author
Lilla Tóth
Author
Nikolett Belecz
Author
Karola Koltö
Author
Enikö Wehmann
Author
Szilvia Marton
Author
Marianna Merenda
Author
Michele Gastaldelli
Author
Salvatore Catania
Author
Ute Siesenop
Author
Philip Vyt
Author
Krisztián Bányai
Author
Zsuzsa Kreizinger
Author
Wouter Depondt
Author
Miklós Gyuranecz
Abstract (eng)
Mycoplasma (M.) hyosynoviae is a facultative pathogen, causing arthritis in finisher pigs world-wide. In the absence of a commercial vaccine improvement of housing conditions and antibiotic therapy are the only options to alleviate the clinical signs. This study aimed to determine antibiotic susceptibility profiles of 106 M. hyosynoviae isolates against ten antibiotics licensed for veterinary use in cases of arthritis. The isolates were collected between 2018 and 2023 from five European countries: Austria (n = 20), Belgium (n = 20), Germany (n = 25), Hungary (n = 21) and Italy (n = 20). The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were determined by broth micro-dilution assay. The tested isolates were highly susceptible to tiamulin (MIC90 ≤ 0.039 µg/ml), tylvalosin (MIC90 ≤ 0.039 µg/ml) and lincomycin (MIC90 ≤ 0.25 µg/ml). Low concentrations of tylosin (MIC90 0.5 µg/ml) and tilmicosin (MIC90 1 µg/ml) inhibited the growth of the isolates. While moderate minimal inhibitory concentrations were detected for doxycycline (MIC90 0.312 µg/ml), oxytetracycline (MIC90 2 µg/ml), enrofloxacin (MIC90 0.625 µg/ml) and florfenicol (MIC90 2 µg/ml), only high concentrations of tulathromycin (MIC90 64 µg/ml) inhibited the growth of the isolates. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences between countries in case of enrofloxacin, where the Hungarian isolates showed the lowest MIC values, and the German isolates the highest MIC values among the tested countries. Our results show that European M. hyosynoviae isolates are generally susceptible to the tested antibiotics with the exception of tulathromycin. The country specific differences indicate the importance of regular susceptibility testing of isolates on a Pan-European level.
Keywords (eng)
Microbial Sensitivity TestsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial Agents PharmacologySwineMycoplasma Infections Drug TherapyMycoplasma Infections MicrobiologyMycoplasma Infections VeterinaryMycoplasma Hyosynoviae Drug EffectsEuropeSwine Diseases MicrobiologyTylosin PharmacologyTylosin Analogs & DerivativesLincomycin PharmacologyHungaryGermanyItalyDoxycycline PharmacologyDiterpenes PharmacologyAustriaBelgium
Type (eng)
Language
[eng]
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Title (eng)
Scientific Reports
Volume
15
Issue
1
ISSN
2045-2322
Issued
2025
Number of pages
11
Publication
Nature Portfolio
Date issued
2025
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