The incidence and antibiotic resistance of Salmonella species isolated from cloacae of captive veiled chameleons
| Autor: | Petra Myšková, Alois Čížek, Martina Masaříková, Silvia Barazorda Romero, Zdeněk Knotek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Acta Veterinaria Brno, Vol 84, Iss 3, Pp 209-213 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 1801-7576 0001-7213 |
| Popis: | Salmonellacan be present in the intestinal flora of captive reptiles without clinical disease or it can cause life threatening morbidity. The presence of certain species ofSalmonellain reptiles is consistent with them being the source of contamination in some cases of human disease. Thus,Salmonellapositive animals can be a potential public health concern even more when strains acquire resistance to antibiotics. The nature and extent ofSalmonellaharboured by different species of reptiles commonly kept in captivity are not known. The aims of this study were to analyse the incidence ofSalmonellaspecies in cloacae as an indicator of the intestinal flora in a cohort of healthy captive bred female veiled chameleons. A cloacal sample was taken from each of fifteen healthy captive bred, adult female veiled chameleons that were housed at a teaching and research clinic.Salmonellaisolates were confirmed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and positive cases were serotyped by slide agglutination test.Salmonellaorganisms were detected in 12 chameleons. Eighty percent of chameleons harboured 1 of 4 subspecies and serovars ofSalmonella. All strains belonged to the speciesenterica, predominantly subspeciesenterica(91.7 %) and were distributed among 4 different serovars:S.Ago (58.3 %),S.Blijdorp (16.7 %),S.Tennessee (16.7 %) andS.IV 45:g,z51:- (8.3 %). Antibiotic resistance to streptomycin was detected in one of 12Salmonellastrains:S.IV 45:g,z51:-. Our study extended the list ofSalmonellafound in healthy captive animals and included serovarsS.Tennessee andS.IV 45:g,z51:- that have been associated with morbidity in humans. |
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