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

Alcalá García, Leticia (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Torres, Carmen ; Rezusta López, Antonio (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Ortega Rodríguez, Carmelo (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Orós Espinosa, Jesús (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Simón Valencia, María Carmen (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Introduction: 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 Staphylococcus spp. isolated from wild mammals of the Autonomous Community of Aragón (Spain).
Material and Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusion: 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.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.2478/jvetres-2020-0057

Año: 2020

Publicado en: Journal of Veterinary Research 64, 3 (2020), 373-379
ISSN: 2450-7393

Factor impacto JCR: 1.744 (2020)

Categ. JCR: VETERINARY SCIENCES rank: 56 / 146 = 0.384 (2020) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.468 - Veterinary (miscellaneous) (Q2)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Sanidad Animal (Dpto. Patología Animal)
Área (Departamento): Área Microbiología (Dpto. Microb.Ped.Radio.Sal.Pú.)
Área (Departamento): Área Técnica. Lab. y Talleres (Dpto. Patología Animal)