Molecular detection of extended spectrum ?-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from wild deer

KATTY HENDRIANA PRISCILIA RIWU (Doctoral Program of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga. Jl. Dr. Ir. H. Soekarno, Kampus C Mulyorejo, Surabaya 60115, East Java, Indonesia)
FEDIK ABDUL RANTAM (Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga. Jl. Dr. Ir. H. Soekarno, Kampus C Mulyorejo, Surabaya 60115, East Java, Indonesia)
MUSTOFA HELMI EFFENDI (Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga. Jl. Dr. Ir. H. Soekarno, Kampus C Mulyorejo, Surabaya 60115, East Java, Indonesia)
ASWIN RAFIF KHAIRULLAH (Doctoral Program of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga. Jl. Dr. Ir. H. Soekarno, Kampus C Mulyorejo, Surabaya 60115, East Java, Indonesia)
AGUS WIDODO (Doctoral Program of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga. Jl. Dr. Ir. H. Soekarno, Kampus C Mulyorejo, Surabaya 60115, East Java, Indonesia)
SHENDY CANADYA KJURNIAWAN (Master program of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences, Specialization in Molecule, Cell and Organ Functioning, Wageningen University and Research. Wageningen 6078 PB, Netherlands)
EMMANUEL NNABUIKE UGBO (Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Ebonyi State University. Abakaliki, Nigeria)

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
Vol. 23 No. 8 (2022)

Abstract. Riwu KHP, Rantam FA, Effendi MH, Khairullah AR, Widodo A, Kurniawan SC, Ugbo EN. 2022. Molecular detection of extended spectrum ?-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from wild deer. Biodiversitas 23: 4256-4262. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a severe threat worldwide and its remote cause remains unclear in most parts due to the global emergence of new resistance mechanisms by microorganisms. This research aimed to identify the presence of extended-spectrum ?-lactamase (ESBL) Klebsiella pneumoniae from wild deer feces in several places in East Java and East Nusa Tenggara. This study used 129 fresh feces samples collected from wild deer and analyzed for the presence of K. pneumoniae using standard microbiological techniques. An antibiotic sensitivity test was performed using Kirby-Bauer Disc Diffusion Method. The isolates were confirmed to the ESBL producer by double disk test and ESBL genes were identified by PCR. Nine samples (6.98%) were K. pneumoniae positive out of the 129 wild deer fresh feces. Among the nine K. pneumoniae isolates studied 3 (33.33%) were multidrug resistant, East Java (1 isolate) and East Nusa Tenggara (2 isolates). All the multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae isolates were ESBL positive and also harbored blaTEM gene. The presence of MDR, and ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae isolates was confirmed in wild deer and this explained that wild deer should be considered a source of transmission of MDR and ESBL to public health.