Isolation of multiple drug-resistant enteric bacteria from feces of wild Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in Gabon

J Vet Med Sci. 2015 May;77(5):619-23. doi: 10.1292/jvms.14-0604. Epub 2015 Jan 30.

Abstract

Prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria in wildlife can reveal the actual level of anthropological burden on the wildlife. In this study, we isolated two multiple drug-resistant strains, GG6-2 and GG6-1-1, from 27 fresh feces of wild western lowland gorillas in Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, Gabon. Isolates were identified as Achromobacter xylosoxidans and Providencia sp., respectively. Minimum inhibitory concentrations of the following 12 drugs-ampicillin (ABPC), cefazolin (CEZ), cefotaxime (CTX), streptomycin (SM), gentamicin (GM), kanamycin (KM), tetracycline (TC), nalidixic acid (NA), ciprofloxacin (CPFX), colistin (CL), chloramphenicol (CP) and trimethoprim (TMP)-were determined. Isolate GG6-2 was resistant to all antimicrobials tested and highly resistant to CTX, SM, TC, NA and TMP. Isolate GG6-1-1 was resistant to ABPC, CEZ, TC, CL, CP and TMP.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Achromobacter denitrificans / drug effects*
  • Achromobacter denitrificans / isolation & purification
  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Feces / microbiology*
  • Gabon / epidemiology
  • Gorilla gorilla / microbiology*
  • Providencia / drug effects*
  • Providencia / isolation & purification