Antimicrobial Resistance of and Genomic Insights into Pasteurella multocida Strains Isolated from Australian Pigs
Alec Truswell, Tanya Laird, Suzanna Jones, Mark O’Dea, J. Blinco, Rebecca Abraham, Daniel Morison, David Jordan, D.J. Hampson, Stanley Pang, Sam Abraham
Abstract
Pasteurellosis is rated by the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) as a high-impact disease in livestock. Although it is well understood in many host-disease contexts, our understanding of the organism in porcine respiratory disease is limited. Given its high frequency of involvement in porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC), it is important that we are aware of its antimicrobial susceptibilities so that we can respond quickly and appropriately with antimicrobial therapy. Genetic insights about the organism can help us to better understand its epidemiology and inform our biosecurity practices and prophylactic management.