Wild, insectivorous bats might be carriers of Campylobacter spp

Autor: Rijkelt R. Beumer, Wilma C. Hazeleger, Albert G. de Boer, Peter H. C. Lina, Angela H.A.M. van Hoek, W.F. Jacobs-Reitsma, Thijs Bosch
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Bacterial Diseases
Salmonella
lcsh:Medicine
medicine.disease_cause
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Levensmiddelenmicrobiologie
Poultry
Feces
Database and Informatics Methods
Chiroptera
Genotype
Bats
Medicine and Health Sciences
lcsh:Science
Mammals
Multidisciplinary
Transmission (medicine)
Campylobacter
Fruit Bats
Bacteriologie
Eukaryota
Agriculture
Bacteriology
Host Pathogen Interaction & Diagnostics
Isolation (microbiology)
Bacterial Pathogens
Infectious Diseases
Medical Microbiology
Vertebrates
Livestock
Pathogens
Sequence Analysis
Research Article
Bioinformatics
030106 microbiology
Zoology
Biology
Research and Analysis Methods
Microbiology
Campylobacter jejuni
Birds
03 medical and health sciences
Enterobacteriaceae
medicine
Life Science
Animals
Microbial Pathogens
Host Pathogen Interaction & Diagnostics
Bacteria
business.industry
lcsh:R
Organisms
Biology and Life Sciences
Bacteriology
Insectivore
Eulipotyphla
Host Pathogen Interactie & Diagnostiek
Bacteriologie
Host Pathogen Interactie & Diagnostiek
Amniotes
Food Microbiology
lcsh:Q
business
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE 13 (2018) 1
PLoS ONE, 13(1)
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 1, p e0190647 (2018)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Background The transmission cycles of the foodborne pathogens Campylobacter and Salmonella are not fully elucidated. Knowledge of these cycles may help reduce the transmission of these pathogens to humans. Methodology/principal findings The presence of campylobacters and salmonellas was examined in 631 fresh fecal samples of wild insectivorous bats using a specially developed method for the simultaneous isolation of low numbers of these pathogens in small-sized fecal samples (≤ 0.1 g). Salmonella was not detected in the feces samples, but thermotolerant campylobacters were confirmed in 3% (n = 17) of the bats examined and these pathogens were found in six different bat species, at different sites, in different ecosystems during the whole flying season of bats. Molecular typing of the 17 isolated strains indicated C. jejuni (n = 9), C. coli (n = 7) and C. lari (n = 1), including genotypes also found in humans, wildlife, environmental samples and poultry. Six strains showed unique sequence types. Conclusion/significance This study shows that insectivorous bats are not only carriers of viral pathogens, but they can also be relevant for the transmission of bacterial pathogens. Bats should be considered as carriers and potential transmitters of Campylobacter and, where possible, contact between bats (bat feces) and food or feed should be avoided.
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