Staphylococcus spp. from wild mammals in Aragón (Spain): antibiotic resistance status

Antimicrobial resistance is a global health threat. It has been studied in humans and domestic animals, but there is a lack of data on wild animals. The objective of this study is the elucidation of its patterns in spp. isolated from wild mammals of the Autonomous Community of Aragón (Spain). A tota...

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Published in:Journal of veterinary research 2020-09, Vol.64 (3), p.373-379
Main Authors: García, Leticia Alcalá, Torres, Carmen, López, Antonio Rezusta, Rodríguez, Carmelo Ortega, Espinosa, Jesús Orós, Valencia, Carmen Simón
Format: Article
Language:English
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Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance
Artiodactyla
Coagulase
Domestic animals
epidemiology
Farms
Mass spectroscopy
Public health
spp
Staphylococcus
staphylococcus spp
Statistical analysis
wild mammals
Wildlife
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Summary:Antimicrobial resistance is a global health threat. It has been studied in humans and domestic animals, but there is a lack of data on wild animals. The objective of this study is the elucidation of its patterns in spp. isolated from wild mammals of the Autonomous Community of Aragón (Spain). A total of 103 mammals (Artiodactyla, Carnivora, Chiroptera, Erinaceomorpha, and Lagomorpha) were studied. A recovery centre provided 32 and hunting 71. Nasal and faecal samples yielded 111 staphylococci, which were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. A susceptibility test to 11 antibiotics was carried out, and statistical analysis was performed. Some differences were detected in bacterial prevalence depending on how the mammal fed. Artiodactyla, mainly hunted, were predisposed to carry coagulase-positive staphylococci. The staphylococci species recovered were resistant to at least two classes of antibiotics, and were disseminated in all of the geographical areas studied. Resistant staphylococci are widely distributed in the wild mammals in the areas of the study, but the resistance quantified in them is lower than that to be expected if the use of antibiotics in farms had a direct influence on the wildlife and its environment. On the other hand, resistance to antibiotics restricted to human use was widely disseminated in various wild animal species.
ISSN:2450-7393
2450-8608
2450-8608
DOI:10.2478/jvetres-2020-0057