Article ; Online: Determination of antibiotic resistance patterns and genotypes of Escherichia coli isolated from wild birds.
2024 Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) 8
Abstract: Background: Curbing the potential negative impact of antibiotic resistance, one of our era's growing global public health crises, requires regular monitoring of the resistance situations, including the reservoir of resistance genes. Wild birds, a ... ...
| Abstract | Background: Curbing the potential negative impact of antibiotic resistance, one of our era's growing global public health crises, requires regular monitoring of the resistance situations, including the reservoir of resistance genes. Wild birds, a possible bioindicator of antibiotic resistance, have been suggested to play a role in the dissemination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Therefore, this study was conducted with the objective of determining the phenotypic and genotypic antibiotic resistance profiles of 100 Escherichia coli isolates of gull and pigeon origin by using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method and PCR. Furthermore, the genetic relationships of the isolates were determined by RAPD-PCR. Results: Phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility testing revealed that 63% (63/100) and 29% (29/100) of E. coli isolates were resistant to at least one antibiotic and multidrug-resistant (MDR), respectively. With the exception of cephalothin, to which the E. coli isolates were 100% susceptible, tetracycline (52%), kanamycin (38%), streptomycin (37%), ampicillin (28%), chloramphenicol (21%), trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (19%), gentamicin (13%), enrofloxacin (12%) and ciprofloxacin (12%) resistances were detected at varying degrees. Among the investigated resistance genes, tet(B) (66%), tet(A) (63%), aphA1 (48%), sul3 (34%), sul2 (26%), strA/strB (24%) and sul1 (16%) were detected. Regarding the genetic diversity of the isolates, the RAPD-PCR-based dendrograms divided both pigeon and gull isolates into five different clusters based on a 70% similarity threshold. Dendrogram analysis revealed 47-100% similarities among pigeon-origin strains and 40-100% similarities among gull-origin E.coli strains. Conclusions: This study revealed that gulls and pigeons carry MDR E. coli isolates, which may pose a risk to animal and human health by contaminating the environment with their feces. However, a large-scale epidemiological study investigating the genetic relationship of the strains from a "one health" point of view is warranted to determine the possible transmission patterns of antibiotic-resistant bacteria between wild birds, the environment, humans, and other hosts. Video Abstract. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Humans ; Escherichia coli/genetics ; Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique ; Birds ; Genotype ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology ; Drug Resistance, Microbial |
| Chemical Substances | Anti-Bacterial Agents |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2024-01-08 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Video-Audio Media ; Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2697425-3 |
| ISSN | 2049-2618 ; 2049-2618 |
| ISSN (online) | 2049-2618 |
| ISSN | 2049-2618 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40168-023-01729-1 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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