Comparison of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates From Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) and Contemporary Human-Derived Strains : A One Health Perspective

Copyright © 2022 Nagy, Balázs, Benmazouz, Gyüre, Kövér, Kaszab, Bali, Lovas-Kiss, Damjanova, Majoros, Tóth, Bányai and Kardos..

During winter, a large number of rooks gather and defecate at the park of a university clinic. We investigated the prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli in these birds and compared recovered isolates with contemporary human isolates. In 2016, fecal samples were collected from 112 trap-captured rooks and investigated for presence of ESBL producers using eosin methylene blue agar supplemented by 2 mg/L cefotaxime; 2,455 contemporary human fecal samples of patients of the clinics sent for routine culturing were tested similarly. In addition, 42 ESBL-producing E. coli isolates collected during the same period from inpatients were also studied. ESBL genes were sought for by PCR and were characterized by sequencing; E. coli ST131 clones were identified. Epidemiological relatedness was determined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and confirmed using whole genome sequencing in selected cases. Thirty-seven (33%) of sampled rooks and 42 (1.7%) of human stools yielded ESBL-producing E coli. Dominant genes were bla CTX-M-55 and bla CTX-M-27 in corvid, bla CTX-M-15 and bla CTX-M-27 in human isolates. ST162 was common among rooks. Two rook-derived E. coli belonged to ST131 C1-M27, which was also predominant (10/42) among human fecal and (15/42) human clinical isolates. Another potential link between rooks and humans was a single ST744 rook isolate grouped with one human fecal and three clinical isolates. Despite possible contact, genotypes shared between rooks and humans were rare. Thus, rooks are important as long-distance vectors and reservoirs of ESBL-producing E. coli rather than direct sources of infections to humans in our setting.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

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Frontiers in microbiology - 12(2021) vom: 23., Seite 785411

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nagy, Bálint József [VerfasserIn]
Balázs, Bence [VerfasserIn]
Benmazouz, Isma [VerfasserIn]
Gyüre, Péter [VerfasserIn]
Kövér, László [VerfasserIn]
Kaszab, Eszter [VerfasserIn]
Bali, Krisztina [VerfasserIn]
Lovas-Kiss, Ádám [VerfasserIn]
Damjanova, Ivelina [VerfasserIn]
Majoros, László [VerfasserIn]
Tóth, Ákos [VerfasserIn]
Bányai, Krisztián [VerfasserIn]
Kardos, Gábor [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bird migration
CTX-M-55
E. coli ST131
E. coli ST162
E. coli ST744
ESBL carriage
Journal Article
Long-distance dispersal

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Date Revised 01.02.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fmicb.2021.785411

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NLM336300697