ESBL-Producing <i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i>—The Contribution of Wild Birds in the Dissemination of a Zoonotic Pathogen
<i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i> is an Enterobacteriaceae with unclarified dispersion and pathogenicity. During an ongoing investigation about antimicrobial resistance in Greece, the occurrence of <i>M. wisconsensis</i> was evaluated among wild birds and humans. A total of 445...
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| author | Zoi Athanasakopoulou Marina Sofia Alexios Giannakopoulos Konstantinos Papageorgiou Dimitris C. Chatzopoulos Vassiliki Spyrou Evanthia Petridou Efthymia Petinaki Charalambos Billinis |
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| description | <i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i> is an Enterobacteriaceae with unclarified dispersion and pathogenicity. During an ongoing investigation about antimicrobial resistance in Greece, the occurrence of <i>M. wisconsensis</i> was evaluated among wild birds and humans. A total of 445 wild bird and 2000 human fecal samples were collected and screened for the presence of the organism. Subsequently, all <i>M. wisconsensis</i> strains were phenotypically and molecularly characterized regarding their antimicrobial resistance characteristics. Four <i>M. wisconsensis</i> were isolated from a common pheasant (<i>Phasianus colchicus</i>), two Eurasian magpies (<i>Pica pica</i>) and a great white-fronted goose (<i>Anser albifrons</i>). Among these four strains, the three latter presented resistance to 3rd generation cephalosporins, were phenotypically confirmed to produce ESBLs and were found to harbor <i>bla</i><sub>CTX-M-1</sub>. The three ESBL isolates additionally exhibited resistance to tetracyclines, while resistance to aminoglycosides was detected in two of them and to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole in one. No <i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i> strains were retrieved from the human samples tested. This is the first report that provides evidence of <i>M. wisconsensis</i> dissemination among wild birds in Greece, describing CTX-M-1 production in multidrug resistant wild birds’ isolates of this bacterial species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f720a848477946f3be6c207e44f11fdb2023-11-23T15:48:13ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-01-0112334010.3390/ani12030340ESBL-Producing <i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i>—The Contribution of Wild Birds in the Dissemination of a Zoonotic PathogenZoi Athanasakopoulou0Marina Sofia1Alexios Giannakopoulos2Konstantinos Papageorgiou3Dimitris C. Chatzopoulos4Vassiliki Spyrou5Evanthia Petridou6Efthymia Petinaki7Charalambos Billinis8Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, GreeceFaculty of Veterinary Science, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, GreeceFaculty of Veterinary Science, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, GreeceFaculty of Public and One Health, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, GreeceFaculty of Public and One Health, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, GreeceFaculty of Animal Science, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, GreeceFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceFaculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, GreeceFaculty of Veterinary Science, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece<i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i> is an Enterobacteriaceae with unclarified dispersion and pathogenicity. During an ongoing investigation about antimicrobial resistance in Greece, the occurrence of <i>M. wisconsensis</i> was evaluated among wild birds and humans. A total of 445 wild bird and 2000 human fecal samples were collected and screened for the presence of the organism. Subsequently, all <i>M. wisconsensis</i> strains were phenotypically and molecularly characterized regarding their antimicrobial resistance characteristics. Four <i>M. wisconsensis</i> were isolated from a common pheasant (<i>Phasianus colchicus</i>), two Eurasian magpies (<i>Pica pica</i>) and a great white-fronted goose (<i>Anser albifrons</i>). Among these four strains, the three latter presented resistance to 3rd generation cephalosporins, were phenotypically confirmed to produce ESBLs and were found to harbor <i>bla</i><sub>CTX-M-1</sub>. The three ESBL isolates additionally exhibited resistance to tetracyclines, while resistance to aminoglycosides was detected in two of them and to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole in one. No <i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i> strains were retrieved from the human samples tested. This is the first report that provides evidence of <i>M. wisconsensis</i> dissemination among wild birds in Greece, describing CTX-M-1 production in multidrug resistant wild birds’ isolates of this bacterial species.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/3/340<i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i>ESBLmultidrug resistanceEnterobacteriaceaewild birdsGreece |
| spellingShingle | Zoi Athanasakopoulou Marina Sofia Alexios Giannakopoulos Konstantinos Papageorgiou Dimitris C. Chatzopoulos Vassiliki Spyrou Evanthia Petridou Efthymia Petinaki Charalambos Billinis ESBL-Producing <i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i>—The Contribution of Wild Birds in the Dissemination of a Zoonotic Pathogen Animals <i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i> ESBL multidrug resistance Enterobacteriaceae wild birds Greece |
| title | ESBL-Producing <i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i>—The Contribution of Wild Birds in the Dissemination of a Zoonotic Pathogen |
| title_full | ESBL-Producing <i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i>—The Contribution of Wild Birds in the Dissemination of a Zoonotic Pathogen |
| title_fullStr | ESBL-Producing <i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i>—The Contribution of Wild Birds in the Dissemination of a Zoonotic Pathogen |
| title_full_unstemmed | ESBL-Producing <i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i>—The Contribution of Wild Birds in the Dissemination of a Zoonotic Pathogen |
| title_short | ESBL-Producing <i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i>—The Contribution of Wild Birds in the Dissemination of a Zoonotic Pathogen |
| title_sort | esbl producing i moellerella wisconsensis i the contribution of wild birds in the dissemination of a zoonotic pathogen |
| topic | <i>Moellerella wisconsensis</i> ESBL multidrug resistance Enterobacteriaceae wild birds Greece |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/3/340 |
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