Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters (한국미생물·생명공학회지)

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Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria from Animal Farm Environments in Korea

국내 축산 환경 중의 항생제 내성균 모니터링에 관한 연구

  • Kwon, Young-Il (Test and Research Center, Korea Consumer Protection Board) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Woon (Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Hae-Yeong (Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Chang, Yun-Hee (Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University) ;
  • Kwak, Hyo-Sun (Center for Food Safety Evaluation, Korea Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Woo, Gun-Jo (Center for Food Safety Evaluation, Korea Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Chung, Yun-Hee (Test and Research Center, Korea Consumer Protection Board)
  • 권영일 (한국소비자보호원 시험검사소 식품미생물팀) ;
  • 김태운 (경희대학교 식품생명공학과) ;
  • 김해영 (경희대학교 식품생명공학과) ;
  • 장윤희 (명지대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 곽효선 (식품의약품안전청 식품평가부 식품미생물팀) ;
  • 우건조 (식품의약품안전청 식품평가부 식품미생물팀) ;
  • 정윤희 (한국소비자보호원 시험검사소 식품미생물팀)
  • Published : 2007.03.28
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Abstract

The kinds and quantity of antimicrobial agents used for cattle (animal industry) may be considerable, suggesting the possibility that pathogenic bacteria which cannot be extirpated by the existing antimicrobial agents could appear. Ten cattle, pig and chicken farms, respectively, were randomly selected from 5 provinces in Korea and the samples were collected from excrement, manure, underground water, farmers' hands and the neishboring environment. h total of 299 samples were examined and 197 of Escherichia coli, 13 of Campylobacter jejun/coli, 223 of Enterococcus faecium/faecalis and 42 of Staphylococcus aureus isolates were collected. All isolates were screened for antimicrobial resistance: 69.4% of E. coli (137/197 strains), 78.6% of S. aureus (33/42 strains), and 82.1% of E. faecium/faecalis (183/223 strains) were resistant to one antimicrobial agent and all of C. jejuni/coli Isolates showed the resistance to one antimicrobial agent. Meanwhile, the multiple resistance ratio for more than 4 lines of antimicrobial agent was 19.2% of E. coli (38/197 strains), 11.9% of S. aureus (5/42 strains), 15.4% of C. jejuni/coli (2/13 strains) and 6.2% of E. faecium/faecalis (14/223 strains). The antimicrobial resistance ratio of bacteria isolated from the cattle farm showed lower than that of bacteria isolated from the pig or chicken farm, which might be related to the quantify of antimicrobial agents consumed. And one strain of vancomycin resistant E..faecium (VREF) were isolated from the excrement of chicken and stream, respectively. Generally, the ratio of VREF collected in animal farm environments is lower than that of VREF collected in medical environment.

국내 지역을 경기도, 강원도, 충청도, 전라도, 경상도로 크게 5그룹으로 구분한 후 각각을 2곳의 군단위로 나누어 총 10곳의 지역으로 구분한 뒤, 국내 축산의 주요 축종인 소, 돼지, 닭 축사를 중심으로 분변, 퇴비, 축산인의 손, 지하수, 토양, 하천에서 E. coli 197균주, S. aureus 42균주, C. jejuni/coli 13균주, E. faecium/faecalis 223균주를 분리하여 항생제 감수성 시험을 실시하였다. 모니터링 결과 축산환경에서 분리된 균 중 한 가지 이상의 항생제에 대한 내성율은 E. coli 69.4%(137균주), S. aureus 78.6%(33균주), C. jejuni/coli 100%(13균주), E. faecium/faecalis 82.1%(183균주)를 나타내었다. 또한 4계열 이상의 항생제 내성이 있는 다제 내성율은 각각 19.2%(38균주), 11.9%(5균주), 15.4%(2균주), 6.2%(14균주)였다. 그리고 환경 중에서 VREF 2개 균주를 분리하였다. 축종별 항생제 사용추이를 살펴보면, 소, 돼지, 닭 및 수산용 등 주요 사육가축에 한정하여 판매량을 조사한 결과 소의 경우 01년부터 연도별로 6%, 9%, 8% 판매, 돼지 경우 01년부터 연도별로 57%, 56%, 55% 판매, 닭의 경우 01년부터 연도별로 23%, 23%, 26% 판매, 수산용의 경우 01년부터 연도별로 14%, 12%, 11%판매된 것으로 조사되었다[18]. 이는 소축사 환경에서 분리한 균이 돼지나 닭 축사 환경에서 분리한 균보다 내성율이 낮게 나타나 항생제 사용량과 관계가 있는 것을 추측할 수 있었다. 전체적으로 분리된 균의 내성율이 임상에서 분리되는 균의 항생제 내성율에 비해서는 낮게 검출되었다. 그러나 하천, 토양, 축산인의 손, 지하수 등에서 분리된 균의 항생제 내성회득 결과는 동물의 분변 등 환경관리에 대한 좀 더 많은 관심과 정책이 필요할 것으로 사료되었다 또한 축산 환경에서 분리된 내성균이 많지 않은 국내 현실을 감안할 때 본 연구에서 분리된 균주들은 향후 항생제 내성균 전파 경로를 추적하는 좋은 연구 자료가 될 것으로 사료되었다.

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