Genetic Diversity and Antibiotic Resistance Among Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Recovered from Birds of Prey in Portugal

  1. Sousa, M. 234
  2. Silva, N. 35
  3. Igrejas, G. 36
  4. Sargo, R. 3
  5. Benito, D. 2
  6. Gómez, P. 2
  7. Lozano, C. 2
  8. Manageiro, V. 14
  9. Torres, C. 2
  10. Caniça, M. 14
  11. Poeta, P. 36
  1. 1 Universidade Do Porto
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    Universidade Do Porto

    Oporto, Portugal

    ROR https://ror.org/043pwc612

  2. 2 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

  3. 3 Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
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    Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

    Vila Real, Portugal

    ROR https://ror.org/03qc8vh97

  4. 4 Laboratory of Antibiotic Resistances and Healthcare Assoc. Infections, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge (NIH), Lisboa, Portugal
  5. 5 Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush-Loan, Penicuik, United Kingdom
  6. 6 Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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    Universidade Nova de Lisboa

    Lisboa, Portugal

    ROR https://ror.org/02xankh89

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Journal:
Microbial Drug Resistance

ISSN: 1076-6294

Year of publication: 2016

Volume: 22

Issue: 8

Pages: 727-730

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1089/MDR.2015.0266 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-85002773711 WoS: WOS:000390414700016 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Abstract

Wild animal populations in contact with antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistant bacteria that are daily released into the environment are able to become unintentional hosts of these resistant microorganisms. To clarify this issue, our study evaluated the presence of antibiotic resistance determinants on coagulase-negative staphylococci recovered from birds of prey and studied their genetic relatedness by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). The unusual vga(A) and erm(T) genes, which confer resistance to clindamycin and erythromycin, respectively, were detected in Staphylococcus sciuri or Staphylococcus xylosus strains and the tet(K) gene in Staphylococcus kloosii. The PFGE patterns showed that three S. xylosus (isolated of Strix aluco and Otus scops) and two S. sciuri (recovered from Strix aluco and Milvus migrans) were clonally indistinguishable. These animals could be a source of unusual antimicrobial resistance determinants for highly used antibiotics in veterinary clinical practice.