TABLE 3 .
PCR detection of AMR genes
| AMR | Target gene | % prevalence by PCR at site: |
% of positive mice bya: |
Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M2 | M3 | Q1 | X1 | X2 | X3 | K1 | Sex |
Age |
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| M | F | J | SA | A | ||||||||||
| Methicillin resistance | mecA | 1/42 (2.4) | 2/119 (1.7) | 1/210 (0.5) | 0/38 (0.0) | 0/1 (0.0) | 0/1 (0.0) | 0/5 (0.0) | 3/4 (75) | 1/4 (25) | 1/4 (25) | 0/4 (0) | 3/4 (75) | 4/416 (1.0) |
| Class A β-lactamase | blaSHV | 1/42 (2.4) | 0/119 (0.0) | 7/210 (2.9) | 1/38 (2.6) | 0/1 (0.0) | 0/1 (0.0) | 0/5 (0.0) | 4/8 (50) | 4/8 (50) | 0/14 (0) | 2/14 (25) | 6/14 (75) | 8/416 (1.9) |
| Fluoroquinolone resistance | qnrB | 6/42 (14.3) | 10/119 (8.4) | 12/210 (5.7) | 2/38 (5.3) | 0/1 (0.0) | 0/1 (0.0) | 0/5 (0.0) | 23/30 (77) | 7/30 (23) | 7/30 (23) | 5/30 (17) | 18/30 (60) | 30/416 (7.2) |
| Class C β-lactamase | blaACT/MIR | 14/42 (33.3) | 19/119 (16.0) | 47/210 (22.4) | 6/38 (15.8) | 0/1 (0.0) | 0/1 (0.0) | 0/5 (0.0) | 58/86 (67) | 28/86 (33) | 26/86 (30) | 14/86 (16) | 46/86 (54) | 86/416 (20.7) |
a
Abbreviations: A, adult; F, female; J, juvenile; M, male; SA, subadult.