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Table 5 Numbers and profiles of antibiotic resistance (AMR) of E. coli O157:H7 isolated from feces collected in Alberta, Canada in 2007 and number of isolates susceptible to all antibiotics (SUS) by feedlot and pen for super-shedders (SS) x and low-shedders (LS) y of E. coli O157:H7

From: Genetic diversity and antimicrobial resistance among isolates of Escherichia coliO157: H7 from feces and hides of super-shedders and low-shedding pen-mates in two commercial beef feedlots

Feedlot

Pen

No. of resistant SS isolates (%)

Resistance toz

No. of resistant LS isolates (%)

Resistance to

Total No. SUS

A

1

0 (0)

ND

2 (12)

tetracycline, sulfasoxazole, neomycin, streptomycin , tetracycline

19

 

2

1 (3)

ampicillin, sulfasoxazole, streptomycin, tetracycline

2 (6)

tetracycline, sulfasoxazole, streptomycin, sulfamethoxazole/trimethroprim

71

 

3

0 (0)

ND

1(4)

tetracycline

35

 

4

2 (11)

ceftazidime, streptomycin, sulfasoxazole, sulfamethoxazole/trimethro-prim

2(9)

tetracycline, tetracycline, streptomycin

41

 

5

0 (0)

ND

1 (3)

sulfasoxazole, streptomycin, tetracycline

46

 

6

0 (0)

ND

1(3)

tetracycline

34

 

7

0 (0)

ND

0 (0)

ND

1

B

1

0 (0)

ND

3 (6)

tetracycline

78

 

2

0 (0)

ND

0 (0)

ND

94

 

3

0 (0)

ND

1(6)

tetracycline

26

 

4

0 (0)

ND

1(9)

tetracyline

12

Total

 

3 (2)

 

14 (5)

 

457

  1. xSuper-shedder, shedding at least 104 CFU E. coli O157:H7/g feces.
  2. yLow-shedder, shedding < 104 CFU E. coli O157:H7/g feces.
  3. zAntibiotic resistance: No resistance to enrofloxacin, amoxicillin/clauvanate or cetiofur was detected.