2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04797.x
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Antibiotic resistance in faecal bacteria (Escherichia coli, Enterococcus spp.) in feral pigeons

Abstract: Aims:  To determine the presence of antibiotic‐resistant faecal Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. in feral pigeons (Columba livia forma domestica) in the Czech Republic. Methods and Results:  Cloacal swabs of feral pigeons collected in the city of Brno in 2006 were cultivated for antibiotic‐resistant E. coli. Resistance genes, class 1 and 2 integrons, and gene cassettes were detected in resistant isolates by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The samples were also cultivated for enterococci. Species status … Show more

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“…The presented data indicate a very high level of drug-resistance of the bacteria isolated from pigeons and are consistent with the results reported in other countries (Kimpe et al 2002, Futagawa-Saito et al 2007, Radimersky et al 2010). In the context of potential infections in humans, it is very alarming that beta-haemolytic coagulase-positive staphylococci resistant to methycillin were identified (Prosperi et al 2013).…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 82%
“…The presented data indicate a very high level of drug-resistance of the bacteria isolated from pigeons and are consistent with the results reported in other countries (Kimpe et al 2002, Futagawa-Saito et al 2007, Radimersky et al 2010). In the context of potential infections in humans, it is very alarming that beta-haemolytic coagulase-positive staphylococci resistant to methycillin were identified (Prosperi et al 2013).…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 82%
“…gallolyticus (Table 1). Among the most frequent enterococcal species isolated from feral pigeons in Brno [11] were Ent. faecalis and Ent.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In particular, bird populations sympatric to areas inhabited by people and areas with a high density of livestock were colonized with antibiotic-resistant E. coli strains possibly selected by the antibiotic practice in humans and domestic animals. Antibiotic-resistant E. coli isolates have been found in corvids (Corvus corone, C. frugilegus, C. macrorhynchos, Pica pica, and Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) (3,46,48,53,74), house sparrows (Passer domesticus) (22,61), house martins (Delichon urbica) (73), feral pigeons (Columba livia forma domestica) (68), ducks, geese, and swans (Anas platyrhynchos, Anas acuta, Branta canadensis, and Cygnus columbianus) (17,26,51,82), cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus and P. cristatus) (20,71), Egyptian vultures (Neophron percnopterus) (2), and, most frequently, in various gull species throughout the world (Larus argentatus, L. atricilla, L. audouinii, L. cachinans, L. crassirostris, L. glaucoides, L. hyperboreus, L. marinus, L. ridibundus, and L. vagae) (4,7,21,23,29,66,71,76,82). Corvids and gulls feeding on garbage dumps and in urbanized areas are frequently colonized with resistant strains of E. coli, and they are considered to be important reservoirs and vectors of these isolates in the environment (23,46).…”
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