DIVERSITY OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL SPECIES CULTURED FROM CAPTIVE LIVINGSTONE'S FRUIT BATS (PTEROPUS LIVINGSTONII) AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
J Zoo Wildl Med
; 50(1): 266-269, 2019 03 01.
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ABSTRACT
Livingstone's fruit bats (Pteropus livingstonii) are critically endangered and a captive population has been established as part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Action Plan. The largest colony, in Jersey Zoo, was sampled for staphylococcal carriage and at infection sites, as disease associated with staphylococci had previously been found. Staphylococci were cultured from swabs from 44 bats (skin, oropharynx, mouth ejecta, skin lesions) and from their enclosure. The isolates were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time of flight mass spectrometry; antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by disc diffusion and screening for mecA and mecC. Seventeen species of coagulase-negative staphylococci including Staphylococcus xylosus, S. kloosii, S. nepalensis, and S. simiae were isolated. Staphylococcus aureus was identified from both carriage and lesional sites. These findings suggest S. nepalensis may be part of the normal carriage flora of bats. Antimicrobial resistance rates were low and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was not identified. Sampling of mouth ejecta for staphylococci may provide results representative for carriage sites.
Mots clés
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Infections à staphylocoques
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Staphylococcus
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Chiroptera
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Résistance bactérienne aux médicaments
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Microbiologie de l'environnement
Type d'étude:
Prognostic_studies
Limites:
Animals
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Europa
Langue:
En
Journal:
J Zoo Wildl Med
Sujet du journal:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Année:
2019
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Royaume-Uni