TY - JOUR
T1 - ESBL-producing escherichia coli carrying CTX-M genes circulating among livestock, dogs, and wild mammals in small-scale farms of central Chile
AU - Benavides, Julio A.
AU - Salgado-Caxito, Marília
AU - Opazo-Capurro, Andrés
AU - Muñoz, Paulina González
AU - Piñeiro, Ana
AU - Medina, Macarena Otto
AU - Rivas, Lina
AU - Munita, Jose
AU - Millán, Javier
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - Antibiotic-resistant bacteria of critical importance for global health such as extendedspectrum beta-lactamases-producing (ESBL)-Escherichia coli have been detected in livestock, dogs, and wildlife worldwide. However, the dynamics of ESBL-E. coli between these animals remains poorly understood, particularly in small-scale farms of low and middle-income countries where contact between species can be frequent. We compared the prevalence of fecal carriage of ESBL-E. coli among 332 livestock (207 cows, 15 pigs, 60 horses, 40 sheep, 6 goats, 4 chickens), 82 dogs, and wildlife including 131 European rabbits, 30 rodents, and 12 Andean foxes sharing territory in peri-urban localities of central Chile. The prevalence was lower in livestock (3.0%) and wildlife (0.5%) compared to dogs (24%). Among 47 ESBL-E. coli isolates recovered, CTX-M-group 1 was the main ESBL genotype identified, followed by CTX-M-groups 2, 9, 8, and 25. ERIC-PCR showed no cluster of E. coli clones by either host species nor locality. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ESBL-E. coli among sheep, cattle, dogs, and rodents of Chile, confirming their fecal carriage among domestic and wild animals in small-scale farms. The high prevalence of ESBL-E. coli in dogs encourages further investigation on their role as potential reservoirs of this bacteria in agricultural settings.
AB - Antibiotic-resistant bacteria of critical importance for global health such as extendedspectrum beta-lactamases-producing (ESBL)-Escherichia coli have been detected in livestock, dogs, and wildlife worldwide. However, the dynamics of ESBL-E. coli between these animals remains poorly understood, particularly in small-scale farms of low and middle-income countries where contact between species can be frequent. We compared the prevalence of fecal carriage of ESBL-E. coli among 332 livestock (207 cows, 15 pigs, 60 horses, 40 sheep, 6 goats, 4 chickens), 82 dogs, and wildlife including 131 European rabbits, 30 rodents, and 12 Andean foxes sharing territory in peri-urban localities of central Chile. The prevalence was lower in livestock (3.0%) and wildlife (0.5%) compared to dogs (24%). Among 47 ESBL-E. coli isolates recovered, CTX-M-group 1 was the main ESBL genotype identified, followed by CTX-M-groups 2, 9, 8, and 25. ERIC-PCR showed no cluster of E. coli clones by either host species nor locality. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ESBL-E. coli among sheep, cattle, dogs, and rodents of Chile, confirming their fecal carriage among domestic and wild animals in small-scale farms. The high prevalence of ESBL-E. coli in dogs encourages further investigation on their role as potential reservoirs of this bacteria in agricultural settings.
KW - Antimicrobial resistance
KW - bla
KW - Chile
KW - Domestic animals
KW - E. coli
KW - Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases
KW - Wildlife
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U2 - 10.3390/antibiotics10050510
DO - 10.3390/antibiotics10050510
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85105934714
VL - 10
JO - Antibiotics
JF - Antibiotics
SN - 2079-6382
IS - 5
M1 - 510
ER -