Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated from feces of Falconidae, Accipitridae, and Laridae in bird rescue centers in Belgium

Lieze Oscar Rouffaer; Freddy Haesebrouck; An Martel

doi:10.7589/2013-08-208

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated from feces of Falconidae, Accipitridae, and Laridae in bird rescue centers in Belgium

J Wildl Dis. 2014 Oct;50(4):957-60. doi: 10.7589/2013-08-208. Epub 2014 Jul 30.

Authors

Lieze Oscar Rouffaer¹, Freddy Haesebrouck, An Martel

Affiliation

¹ 1 Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.

PMID: 25075542
DOI: 10.7589/2013-08-208

Abstract

The presence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase- and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae was investigated in feces and in choanal and cloacal swabs of birds in rescue centers. Ceftiofur-resistant Escherichia coli and Citrobacter freundii were isolated from feces of birds of prey (12% positive) and a group of gulls. The genes blaCTX-M-1, blaCTX-M-15, and blaCTX-M-32 coded for resistance.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Bird Diseases / epidemiology
Bird Diseases / microbiology
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects*
Enterobacteriaceae / enzymology*
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / epidemiology
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / veterinary
Falconiformes*
Feces / microbiology*
beta-Lactamases / classification
beta-Lactamases / genetics
beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

beta-Lactamases