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. 2021 Apr 15;8:658031. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.658031

Table 4.

Summary of antimicrobial resistance profiles and prevalence of single gene resistance determinants of frequently isolated NAS species across several studies.

Species Antimicrobial resistance profilea Resistance determinants (% prevalence of determinant) References
Acquired Intrinsic
S. lentus PEN, KAN, STR, TET, CHL, TMP, FUS tetK (23), tetM (10), tetL (14), fexA (32)
S. sciuri PEN, FOX, GEN, KAN, STR, ERY, CLI, SYN, TET, CHL, TMP, FUS tetK (5), tetL (25), fexA (5) (98)
S. epidermidis PEN, FOX, GEN, KAN, STR, ERY, CLI, TET, CHL, TMP, FUS tetK (45), tetL (9), fexA (27)
S. epidermidis NA, ERY, KAN, GEN, TOB
S. simulans NA, ERY, STR, CLI (101)
S. haemolyticus NA, SXT
S. chromogenes NA, TET
S. chromogenes PEN, OXA, STR, TET, ERY blaZ (72), mecA (2)
S. epidermidis PEN, OXA STR, TET, ERY blaZ (48), mecA (4) (94)
S. xylosus PEN, OXA, STR, ERY blaZ (87)
S. chromogenes PEN, OXA, TET, STR, ERY, CLI, CHL, KANA, GEN, TRM
S. xylosus PEN, OXA, TET, ERY, CLI, CHL, GEN (102)
S. sciuri OXA, TET, STR, CLI, KAN, GEN, TRM
S. chromogenes CHL, TET, CLI, PNV, PIR, ERY, AMP, PEN blaZ (10), tet38 (100), tetK (2), tetL (3), NorA (100), Sav1866 (100),
S. simulans CHL, TET, PIR, ERY, PEN, MDR tetK (3), tetL (3), tetM (3) norA (100), Sav1886 (100). (82)
S. xylosus CHL, TET, CLI, PIR, ERY, AMP, PEN, MDR msrA (14), tetK (19) norA (100), norB (100), sav1886 (100)
S. arlettae blaARL (103)

Isolates from bovine milk diagnosed with clinical and subclinical mastitis were used in all studies with the exception of the first study which used nasal swab samples collected from veal calves.

a

Multi-drug resistant profiles are not included. NA, nalidixic acid; ERY, erythromycin; KAN, kanamycin; GEN, gentamicin; TOB, tobramycin; STR, streptomycin; SXT, sulphamethoxazole-trimethoprim; TET, tetracycline'; PEN, penicillin; CLI, clindamycin; CHL, chloramphenicol; TRM, trimethoprim; FUS, fusidic acid; FOX; OXA, oxacillin; PIR, pirlimycin.