Extended-Spectrum β-Lactam Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in Wild European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europeus) Living in Populated Areas
Autor/a
Garcias, Biel
Aguirre, Laia
Seminati, Chiara
Reyes, Nerea
Obón, Elena
Molina-Lopez, Rafael A.
Darwich, Laila
Fecha de publicación
2021-09-28ISSN
2076-2615
Resumen
Wildlife has been suggested to be a good sentinel of environmental health because of
its close interaction with human populations, domestic animals, and natural ecosystems. The
alarming emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in human and veterinary medicine has
activated/triggered the awareness of monitoring the levels of AMR pollution in wildlife. European
hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) are common wild species habiting urban areas in Europe. However,
there are few studies conducted in hedgehogs as reservoirs of AMR bacteria or genes. The aim of
this study was to assess the occurrence and distribution of ESBL, AmpC, and carbapenem-resistant
enterobacteria and AMR genes in wild European hedgehogs in Catalonia, a densely populated
region of NE Spain. A total of 115 hedgehogs admitted at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of
Torreferrussa were studied. To our knowledge, this is the first description of β-lactam resistant
enterobacteria in wild hedgehogs. Interestingly, 36.8% (42/114) of the animals were detected as
carriers of β-lactamase/carbapenemase resistance genes. Klebsiella spp. (59.6%), and specifically
K. pneumoniae (84.6%), were the bacteria with the highest proportion of resistance genes, followed by
E. coli (34.6%) and C. freundii (5.8%). The most frequently detected genetic variants were blaCTX-M-15
(19.3%), blaSHV-28 (10.5%), blaCMY-1 (9.7%), blaCMY-2 (8.8%), and blaOXA-48 (1.7%). In addition,
52% (27/52) of the isolates presented a multidrug resistance (MDR) phenotype and 31% had an
extended drug resistance (XDR) profile. No clustering of animals with AMR genes within the study
region was shown in the spatial analysis, nor differences in the proportion of positive animals among
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regions, were detected. The results of this study suggest that wild European hedgehogs could be
good sentinels of AMR environmental pollution, especially in areas with a high human population
density, because they either inhabit and/or feed in an anthropogenic environment. In conclusion, it
is crucial to raise awareness of the strong interconnection between habitats and compartments, and
therefore this implies that AMR issues must be tackled under the One Health approach
Tipo de documento
Artículo
Versión del documento
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Lengua
English
Materias (CDU)
619 - Veterinaria
Páginas
13
Publicado por
MDPI
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Animals
Citación
Garcias, Biel; Aguirre, Laia;Seminati, Chiara; Reyes, Nerea; Allepuz, Alberto;Obón, Elena; Molina-Lopez, Rafael A.;Darwich, Laila. Extended-Spectrum β-Lactam Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in Wild European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europeus) Living in Populated Areas. Animals 2021, 11, 2837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102837
Program
Sanitat Animal
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