Drug Susceptibility of Non-tuberculous Strains of Mycobacterium Isolated from Birds from Poland

Avian species with diagnosed mycobacteriosis	No. of birds/AFB + samples	No. of cultured samples	Mycobacterium species (No. of isolates)
Ornamental chickens (Gallus gallus)	8/8	8	Mycobacterium avium (8)
Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)	5/3	5	Mycobacterium avium (5)
Pheasants (Phasianus spp.)	5/5	4 + 1^*	Mycobacterium avium (5)
Turkey (Melleagris gallopavo)	1/1	1	Mycobacterium avium (1)
Red-fronted parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)	3/3	2 1	Mycobacterium avium (2) Mycobacterium xenopi (1)^*
Barred parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola)	1/1	1^*	Mycobacterium genavense (1)
Fischer’s lovebird (Agapornis fischeri)	1/1	1	Mycobacterium xenopi (1)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)	1/1	1^*	Mycobacterium genavense (1)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)	1/1	0	Mycobacterium genavense (1)
Atlantic canary (Serinus canaria)	5/5	2^* 1^**	Mycobacterium genavense (5) Mycobacterium xenopi (1)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)	1/1	0	Mycobacterim spp. (1)
Bengalese finch (Lonchura striata domestica)	2/2	1^* 1	Mycobacterium genavense (1) Mycobacterium spp. (1)
Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)	2/2	1 1^*	Mycobacterium avium (1) Mycobacterium genavense (1)
Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)	2/2	2	Mycobacterium avium (2)
Rock pigeon (Columba livia)	3/3^***	3	Mycobacterium avium (3)
Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)	2/2	2^*	Mycobacterium avium (2)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)	2/2	2	Mycobacterium avium (2)
Total: 46	45/43	40	(46)^**

1* Lack of growth on media for drug resistance testing

2** In one necropsied canary coinfection with M. genavense and M. xenopi were diagnosed

3*** In one case of mycobacteriosis in a pigeon flock, M. avium was isolated from 19 individuals, but as all isolates were the same strain; therefore, they are considered as one case on the list

Table II

Drug resistance of 28 strains of M. avium isolated from birds.

Drug^*	SM	INH	RFP	EMB	CPM	OFLOX	CS	ETH	SXT	CFM	RIF
Susceptible	8	0	0	0	20	0	25	3	8	27	10
Moderately susceptible	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
Moderately resistant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	8
Resistant	4	28	28	28	5	28	2	0	4	1	10
No data^**	16	0	0	0	3	0	1	25	0	0	0

1* SM – streptomycin, RFP – rifampicin, INH – isoniazid, EMB – ethambutol, CPM – capreomycin, OFLOX – ofloxacin, CS – cycloserine, ETH – ethionamide, SXT – sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim, CFM – clofazimine, RIF – rifabutin

2** Number of strains which did not demonstrate any growth on the media used for the assessment of drug resistance

Table III

Drug susceptibility of three M. xenopi strains isolated from pet birds.

Drug^*s	SM	INH	RFP	EMB	CPM	OFLOX	CS	ETH	SXT	CFM	RIF
Susceptible	1	0	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
Resistant	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No data^**	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

2** Number of strains which did not demonstrate any growth on the media used for the assessment of drug susceptibility

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/pjm-2018-057 | Journal eISSN: 2544-4646 | Journal ISSN: 1733-1331

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Language: English

Page range: 487 - 492

Submitted on: Jun 9, 2018

Accepted on: Sep 17, 2018

Published on: Dec 10, 2018

Published by: Polish Society of Microbiologists

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Keywords:

avian mycobacteriosis,

mycobacteriosis,

Mycobacterium avium,

Mycobacterium xenopi,

Mycobacterium genavense,

drug susceptibility tests

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Life sciences,

Microbiology and virology

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