Supplementary data – Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli in Hungarian wild rats – Szmolka, 2026 (hdl:21.15109/ARP/U0YVYV)

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Citation

Title:

Supplementary data – Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli in Hungarian wild rats – Szmolka, 2026

Identification Number:

hdl:21.15109/ARP/U0YVYV

Distributor:

ARP

Date of Distribution:

2026-06-08

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1

Bibliographic Citation:

Szmolka, Ama; Locsmándi, Gabriella; Makó, Anita; Kiss, Adél; Gellért, Ákos; Egyed, László, 2026, "Supplementary data – Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli in Hungarian wild rats – Szmolka, 2026", https://hdl.handle.net/21.15109/ARP/U0YVYV, ARP, V1

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Supplementary data – Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli in Hungarian wild rats – Szmolka, 2026

Identification Number:

hdl:21.15109/ARP/U0YVYV

Authoring Entity:

Szmolka, Ama (Veterinary Medical Research Institute)

Locsmándi, Gabriella (Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, National Food Chain Safety Office)

Makó, Anita (Veterinary Medical Research Institute)

Kiss, Adél (Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine)

Gellért, Ákos (Veterinary Medical Research Institute)

Egyed, László (Veterinary Medical Research Institute)

Grant Number:

K137798

Grant Number:

TKP2021-EGA-01

Distributor:

ARP

Access Authority:

Szmolka, Ama

Depositor:

Kaján, Győző László

Date of Deposit:

2026-06-08

Holdings Information:

https://hdl.handle.net/21.15109/ARP/U0YVYV

Study Scope

Keywords:

Agricultural Sciences, CTX-M-1 plasmid, Core genome MLST, Plasmid replicon type, Escherichia coli, Rat, ST17982

Abstract:

This study presents a comprehensive analysis of antimicrobial resistance in E. coli from brown rats (Rattus norvegicus), focusing on the occurrence and genetic basis of resistance and characterizing an ESBL-producing E. coli strain with a fully resolved CTX-M-1 plasmid. 25.6% of 90 brown rats carried AMR E. coli strains, with 8.9% displaying multidrug resistance. The predominant resistance pattern was combined resistance to ampicillin (17.8%) and tetracycline (12%), with plasmid-associated resistance genes blaTEM−1 and tet(A)/tet(B). The study identified the first ESBL-producing E. coli strain (88/Ec2) in an urban rat in Hungary, harboring the gene blaCTX−M−1 on an approximately 92 kb IncI1 plasmid pCTX-M-1_88/Ec2. Comparative plasmid analysis showed 98% structural similarity to CTX-M-1 plasmids from human-derived pathogens. Strain 88/Ec2 was serotyped as O168:H38 and assigned to a novel sequence type, ST17982. Phylogenetically, it exhibits a central relationship to human CTX-M E. coli lineages, suggesting a shared genomic background with globally disseminated, human epidemic E. coli lineages. These findings highlight the role of urban brown rats as reservoirs and potential vectors of antimicrobial resistance within the One Health framework and advocate for enhanced surveillance of AMR in urban wildlife to better understand and mitigate the zoonotic transfer of resistance genes.

Time Period:

2021-2024

Country:

Hungary

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Data Access

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<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>

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Related Studies

The datasets generated for this study are available in BioProject PRJNA1303976.

Related Publications

Citation

Title:

Szmolka, A., Locsmándi, G., Makó, A. et al. Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli in Hungarian wild rats and characterization of a CTX-M-1 type ESBL plasmid. Sci Rep 16, 8583 (2026)

Identification Number:

10.1038/s41598-026-38191-6

Bibliographic Citation:

Szmolka, A., Locsmándi, G., Makó, A. et al. Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli in Hungarian wild rats and characterization of a CTX-M-1 type ESBL plasmid. Sci Rep 16, 8583 (2026)

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Number of cohabiting AMR *E. coli* strains with the indicated AMR traits in the 23 intestinal 10 samples from brown rats (*Rattus norvegicus*)

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Number of cohabiting AMR *E. coli* strains with the indicated AMR traits in the 23 intestinal 10 samples from brown rats (*Rattus norvegicus*)

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readme file in md format

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Table_S1.csv

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qPCR primer and probe sequences for antimicrobial resistance gene detection in *E. coli*

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Table_S1.xlsx

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qPCR primer and probe sequences for antimicrobial resistance gene detection in *E. coli*

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Table_S2.csv

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Metadata of curated CTX-M *E. coli* reference strain collection from BV-BRC for cgMLST-based phylogenetic comparison

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Table_S2.xlsx

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Metadata of curated CTX-M *E. coli* reference strain collection from BV-BRC for cgMLST-based phylogenetic comparison

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