One Health Approach: Invasive California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) as an Important Source of Antimicrobial Drug-Resistant Salmonella Clones on Gran Canaria Island
Autor/a
Santana-Hernández, Kevin M.
Rodríguez-Ponce, Eligia
Medina, Inmaculada Rosario
Acosta-Hernández, Begoña
Priestnall, Simon L.
Vega, Santiago
Marin, Clara
Marco-Fuertes, Ana
Ayats, Teresa
García Beltrán, Teresa
Lupiola-Gómez, Pablo A.
Fecha de publicación
2023-05-28ISSN
2076-2615
Resumen
The increase in the reptile population has led to a rise in the number of zoonotic infections due to close contact with reptiles, with reptile-associated salmonellosis being particularly relevant. California kingsnake invasion not only threatens the endemic reptile population of the island of Gran Canaria (Spain) but also poses serious public health problems by spreading zoonotic pathogens and their antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to the environment. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the occurrence, genetic diversity, and AMR among Salmonella spp. strains isolated from California kingsnakes in Gran Canaria Island (Spain). Of 73 invasive individuals captured, 20.5% carried Salmonella spp., belonging to different subspecies and serovars, with subsp. salamae as the most abundant. Pulsed-field electrophoresis showed high genetic diversity among subsp. salamae isolates, and among these, 73.3% showed resistance to at least one of the antimicrobials tested. In conclusion, the present study revealed the importance of wild invasive California kingsnakes as reservoirs of drug-resistant Salmonella spp. that could pose a direct threat to livestock and humans. Identification of drug-resistant Salmonella strains in wildlife provides valuable information on potential routes of transmission that involve risks to public and animal health.
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Artículo
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Versión publicada
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Inglés
Materias (CDU)
619 - Veterinaria
Páginas
12
Publicado por
MDPI
Publicado en
Animals
Citación
Santana-Hernández, Kevin M, Eligia Rodríguez-Ponce, Inmaculada Rosario Medina, Begoña Acosta-Hernández, Simon L Priestnall, Santiago Vega, Clara Marín, et al. 2023. “One Health Approach: Invasive California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis Californiae) as an Important Source of Antimicrobial Drug-Resistant Salmonella Clones on Gran Canaria Island.” Animals 13 (11): 1790–90. doi:10.3390/ani13111790.
Número del acuerdo de la subvención
EC/LIFE/LIFE10 NAT-ES-000565/ES/Control of the invasive species Lampropeltis getula californiae on the island of Gran Canaria/LAMPROPELTIS
Program
Sanitat Animal
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