Gram-negative bacterial diversity and evidence of international clones of multidrug-resistant strains in zoo animals

Integr Zool. 2024 May;19(3):417-423. doi: 10.1111/1749-4877.12790. Epub 2023 Nov 20.

Abstract

Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa have been colonizing or infecting wild hosts and antimicrobial-resistant strains are present in mammals and birds. Furthermore, international high-risk clones of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli are identified and the implications of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in zoo animals are discussed.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Zoo* / microbiology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Birds / microbiology
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria* / classification
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria* / drug effects
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / veterinary

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents