来自德国东部的狐,子和其他捕食者的动物性细菌和寄生虫肠道病原体
Sonja Kittl1, Caroline F Frey2, Isabelle Brodard1
1Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Environmental microbiology reports
|May 15, 2024
概括
动物性寄生虫Baylisascaris procyonis已经蔓延到德国的新地区. 野生动物捕食者携带危险的细菌,突出了它们在公共卫生和疾病传播中的作用.
科学领域:
- 兽医寄生虫学 兽医寄生虫学
- 野生动物流行病学
- 细菌学 细菌学是一门学科.
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
背景情况:
- 野生动物群体作为动物传染病原体的水库.
- 了解野生动物中的病原体分布对于公共卫生监测至关重要.
- 一个健康的方法强调人,动物和环境健康的相互联系.
研究的目的:
- 调查德国野生动物中寄生虫和动物感染细菌的流行情况.
- 为了确定子寄生虫Baylisascaris procyonis的地理分布.
- 在检测到的细菌病原体中描述抗生素耐药性的遗传基础.
主要方法:
- 从红狐,熊,熊狗,大和马丁的便样本的分析.
- 对动物传染性寄生虫进行寄生虫学检查.
- 全基因组测序用于细菌识别和抗菌素耐药性基因检测.
- 细菌分离物的遗传学分析.
主要成果:
- 在德国东北部检测到Baylisascaris procyonis,表明范围扩大.
- 鉴定致病性细菌,包括李斯特菌,克洛斯特里菌 (baratii),耶尔西尼亚菌和沙门氏菌.
- 在细菌分离物中对抗生素耐药性基因 (四环素,氨基糖化物) 和毒性因子的表征.
- 细菌分离物的多克隆性质表明没有特定的适应野生动物的克隆.
结论:
- 该研究证实Baylisascaris procyonis已经蔓延到德国以前未被感染的地区.
- 野生动物捕食者作为动物传染病原体的载体,包括耐抗生素的细菌.
- 这些发现强调了在"一健康"框架内监测野生动物健康的重要性,以防止疾病传播.
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