Assessing the Genomic Landscape of Salmonella enterica Isolated From Cattle Faeces on a Nigerian Farm
Abstract
Antibiotic resistance is a global menace, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in zoonotic pathogens like Salmonella is on the rise. This study investigates the phenotypic and genotypic AMR in Salmonella enterica. isolated from cattle faeces collected by faecal grab method on a Nigerian dairy farm. Salmonella enterica was cultured from the faecal samples of 138 individual cattle at the University of Ibadan dairy farm, with identification done through MALDI-TOF-MS, genus-specific PCR, and Microbact 24E. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of selected antibiotics was determined by Vitek 2 compact system. Whole genome sequencing was conducted on eighteen isolates that met pre-sequencing quality standards, utilizing the Illumina HiSeq platform. Sequence types and AMR genes were determined using publicly available tools. Interestingly, all isolates showed 100% phenotypic susceptibility to the tested antibiotics. Notably, several rare Salmonella enterica serovars were identified among the sequenced strains; Koketime (n = 2), Hadar (n = 3), Banalia|Tounouma (n = 10), Hermannswerder (n = 2), and Chomedey|Glostrup (n = 1). While most of the sequenced Salmonella enterica strains (15 out of 18) lacked AMR genes besides efflux transporter gene, a strain of Chomedey|Glostrup serovar exhibited genes associated with reduced susceptibility to aminoglycosides (aph(3')-lb, aph(6)-Id), quinolones (qnrB), sulphonamides (sul2), and…
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