Susceptibility of Pasteurella multocida isolated from cattle in Egypt to antibiotics, silver, chitosan and curcumin nanoparticles

Pasteurella multocida is a Gram-negative bacterium causing economically significant diseases in cattle. This study aimed to determine P. multocida susceptibility to different antibiotics and antibiotic alternatives. In this study, 246 samples (180 nasal swabs and 66 lung tissue specimens) were collected from cattle showing respiratory manifestations in Egypt. Suspected P. multocida colonies following culture were subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for molecular confirmation of the isolates. A multiplex PCR was employed to identify P. multocida capsular groups. Susceptibility of the isolated P. multocida to different antibiotics and nanoparticles as antibiotic alternatives including silver (AgNPs), chitosan (CNPs) and curcumin (CurNPs) were tested using broth microdilution method. Thirty-two P. multocida isolates were obtained, kmt1 gene was detected in these isolates, and molecular capsular types classification revealed that all isolates were belonged to the capsular type A. Based on broth microdilution method findings, 20 (62.50%) isolates were considered as multi-drug resistant (MDR); the isolates were most sensitive to danofloxacin and kanamycin, whereas they were most resistant to doxycycline and tilmicosin. Antibiotic alternatives showed high anti-microbial activity against tested isolates with minimum inhibitory concentrations ranging from 1.56 - 6.25 μg mL-1, 156 - 625 μg mL-1, and 128 - 512 μg mL-1 for AgNPs, CNPs and CurNPs, respectively. Our finding demonstrated that MDR P. multocida was evident in cattle in Egypt. Although antibiotic alternatives showed promising in vitro anti-microbial effects against MDR isolates, additional studies are required to be actually applicable in veterinary practices.