Widespread resistance to anticoagulant rodenticides in Mus musculus domesticus in the city of Barcelona

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Control of rodent populations is a big challenge because of the rapid evolution of resistance to commonly used rodenticides and the collateral negative impacts that these products may have on biodiversity. Second-generation anticoagulants are very efficient but different single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the Vkorc1 gene may confer resistance in rodents. We sequenced exons 1, 2 and 3 of the Vkorc1 gene from 111 mice (Mus musculus domesticus) captured across the city of Barcelona and found SNPs associated with resistance to first- and second-generation anticoagulants in all of them. Although most of the SNPs were associated with resistance to bromadiolone, we also found SNPs associated with resistance to brodifacoum. Out of all the individuals analyzed, 94.59 % carried mutations associated to introgression events with Mus spretus, a sympatric rodent species. Currently most of the chemical products for rodent control commercialized in the area are based on bromadiolone, although recent public control campaigns have already shifted to other products. Thus, the widespread occurrence of resistant mice to bromadiolone represents a challenge for rodent control in Barcelona and may increase the risk of secondary poisoning of animals preying on this species. Public health managers, pest control companies and citizens should be aware that the use of bromadiolone based products is ineffective and represents a risk for the environment, including human and animal health.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:845

Enthalten in:

The Science of the total environment - 845(2022) vom: 01. Nov., Seite 157192

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ruiz-López, María José [VerfasserIn]
Barahona, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-de la Puente, Josué [VerfasserIn]
Pepió, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Valsecchi, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Peracho, Victor [VerfasserIn]
Figuerola, Jordi [VerfasserIn]
Montalvo, Tomas [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4-Hydroxycoumarins
Adaptive introgression
Anticoagulants
Brodifacoum
Bromadiolone
EC 1.17.4.4
Journal Article
Membrane Proteins
Pest control
Resistance
Rodenticides
VKORC1 protein, mouse
Vitamin K Epoxide Reductases
Vkorc1 gene

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Date Completed 08.09.2022

Date Revised 14.09.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157192

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NLM343313839