Microorganisms Resistant to Antimicrobials in Wild Canarian Egyptian Vultures (<i>Neophron percnopterus majorensis</i>)
Due to their predatory habits, raptors may serve as indicators of the presence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in the environment, but they also represent a public health risk for livestock and humans because they can act as reservoirs, sources and spreaders of these bacteria. Our objective was...
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| author | Alejandro Suárez-Pérez Juan Alberto Corbera Margarita González-Martín José Antonio Donázar Rubén Sebastián Rosales Manuel Morales María Teresa Tejedor-Junco |
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| description | Due to their predatory habits, raptors may serve as indicators of the presence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in the environment, but they also represent a public health risk for livestock and humans because they can act as reservoirs, sources and spreaders of these bacteria. Our objective was to determine the presence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in cloacal samples of Canarian Egyptian vultures (<i>Neophron percnopterus majorensis)</i>, an endemic bird of prey. One hundred and forty-two cloacal swabs were obtained; <i>Escherichia coli</i> was isolated from 80.28% and <i>Salmonella</i> from 6.3% of these samples. Low levels of susceptibility to ampicillin, tetracycline and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole were found. About 20% of the isolates were resistant or presented intermediate susceptibility to fluoroquinolones. Surprisingly, we found isolates resistant to imipenem (6.96%). Isolates from chicks were more susceptible to antimicrobial drugs than adult and immature birds. About 50% of <i>E. coli</i> isolates were resistant to ampicillin, tetracycline and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and about 20% to piperacillin, enrofloxacin and marbofloxacin. High percentages of isolates of <i>Salmonella</i> were found to be resistant to cephalexin (88%) and aminoglycosides (greater than 77%). Our results support the idea that raptors could act as reservoirs of <i>Salmonella</i> and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, posing a risk not only to wildlife but also to livestock and the human population, thus reinforcing the need to minimize the exposure of wildlife to antimicrobial agent through human and livestock waste. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b9956f0fdd44ce8a465b4adb4ade68f2023-11-20T02:43:58ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152020-06-0110697010.3390/ani10060970Microorganisms Resistant to Antimicrobials in Wild Canarian Egyptian Vultures (<i>Neophron percnopterus majorensis</i>)Alejandro Suárez-Pérez0Juan Alberto Corbera1Margarita González-Martín2José Antonio Donázar3Rubén Sebastián Rosales4Manuel Morales5María Teresa Tejedor-Junco6Wildlife Animal Rescue Center, Cabildo de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, SpainDepartment of Animal Pathology, Animal Production and Food Hygiene and Technology, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35413 Arucas, SpainResearch Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, ULPGC, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaris, SpainDepartment of Biological Conservation, Doñana Biological Station, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), 41092 Seville, SpainDepartment of Animal Pathology, Animal Production and Food Hygiene and Technology, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35413 Arucas, SpainDepartment of Animal Pathology, Animal Production and Food Hygiene and Technology, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35413 Arucas, SpainResearch Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, ULPGC, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaris, SpainDue to their predatory habits, raptors may serve as indicators of the presence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in the environment, but they also represent a public health risk for livestock and humans because they can act as reservoirs, sources and spreaders of these bacteria. Our objective was to determine the presence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in cloacal samples of Canarian Egyptian vultures (<i>Neophron percnopterus majorensis)</i>, an endemic bird of prey. One hundred and forty-two cloacal swabs were obtained; <i>Escherichia coli</i> was isolated from 80.28% and <i>Salmonella</i> from 6.3% of these samples. Low levels of susceptibility to ampicillin, tetracycline and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole were found. About 20% of the isolates were resistant or presented intermediate susceptibility to fluoroquinolones. Surprisingly, we found isolates resistant to imipenem (6.96%). Isolates from chicks were more susceptible to antimicrobial drugs than adult and immature birds. About 50% of <i>E. coli</i> isolates were resistant to ampicillin, tetracycline and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and about 20% to piperacillin, enrofloxacin and marbofloxacin. High percentages of isolates of <i>Salmonella</i> were found to be resistant to cephalexin (88%) and aminoglycosides (greater than 77%). Our results support the idea that raptors could act as reservoirs of <i>Salmonella</i> and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, posing a risk not only to wildlife but also to livestock and the human population, thus reinforcing the need to minimize the exposure of wildlife to antimicrobial agent through human and livestock waste.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/6/970antimicrobialsantibioticresistance<i>Escherichia coli</i><i>Salmonella</i>Canarian Egyptian vulture |
| spellingShingle | Alejandro Suárez-Pérez Juan Alberto Corbera Margarita González-Martín José Antonio Donázar Rubén Sebastián Rosales Manuel Morales María Teresa Tejedor-Junco Microorganisms Resistant to Antimicrobials in Wild Canarian Egyptian Vultures (<i>Neophron percnopterus majorensis</i>) Animals antimicrobials antibiotic resistance <i>Escherichia coli</i> <i>Salmonella</i> Canarian Egyptian vulture |
| title | Microorganisms Resistant to Antimicrobials in Wild Canarian Egyptian Vultures (<i>Neophron percnopterus majorensis</i>) |
| title_full | Microorganisms Resistant to Antimicrobials in Wild Canarian Egyptian Vultures (<i>Neophron percnopterus majorensis</i>) |
| title_fullStr | Microorganisms Resistant to Antimicrobials in Wild Canarian Egyptian Vultures (<i>Neophron percnopterus majorensis</i>) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microorganisms Resistant to Antimicrobials in Wild Canarian Egyptian Vultures (<i>Neophron percnopterus majorensis</i>) |
| title_short | Microorganisms Resistant to Antimicrobials in Wild Canarian Egyptian Vultures (<i>Neophron percnopterus majorensis</i>) |
| title_sort | microorganisms resistant to antimicrobials in wild canarian egyptian vultures i neophron percnopterus majorensis i |
| topic | antimicrobials antibiotic resistance <i>Escherichia coli</i> <i>Salmonella</i> Canarian Egyptian vulture |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/6/970 |
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