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Staphylococcus spp. from wild mammals in Aragón (Spain): antibiotic resistance status Cover

Staphylococcus spp. from wild mammals in Aragón (Spain): antibiotic resistance status

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|Sep 2020

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Table 1

Species of wild mammals included in the study

OrderSpeciesScientific nameOriginScavengerNIsolates% by sample*
Artiodactyla (n = 32)Iberian ibexCapra pyrenaicaCWFR-LAa1150.0
MouflonOvis orientalisHunting4675.0
Red deerCervus elaphusHunting9633.3
Roe deerCapreolusHunting13150
Wild boarSus scrofaHunting172264.7
Total323859.4
Carnivora (n = 19)American minkNeovison visonCWFR-LAX6866.6
BadgerMeles melesCWFR-LAX3583.3
Beech martenMartes foinaCWFR-LAX2250.0
Common genetGenetta genettaCWFR-LAX1150.0
Common otterLutra lutraCWFR-LAX3583.3
Red foxVulpes vulpesCWFR-LAX38133.0
WeaselMustela nivalisCWFR-LAX100
Total192873.7
Chiroptera (n = 1)European free-tailed batTadarida teniotisCWFR-LA1150.0
Erinaceomorpha (n =11)HedgehogErinaceus europaeusCWFR-LA111568.2
Lagomorpha (n = 40)Wild rabbitOryctolagus cuniculusHunting382735.5
Granada hareLepus granatensisHunting21100.0
Total402835.0
16 speciesTotal mammals10311153.9

* – two samples per animal

a – Centre of Wild Fauna Recovery of La Alfranca (Spain);

Table 2

Staphylococcus spp. obtained in this study from the total samples of the wild mammals studied

Staph. spp. qAaBbBmcCgdCoeGfHgIhMiFtjRkRdlRfmWnWboWipTotal n (%)
S. aureus14411323 (20.7)
S. chromogenes1517 (6.3)
S. delphini22 (1.8)
S. epidermidis11 (0.9)
S. equorum111211117 (15.3)
S. felis11 (0.9)
S. fleurettii22 (1.8)
S. hyicus11 (0.9)
S. nepalensis11 (0.9)
S. pseudintermedius11 (0.9)
S. saprophyticus11 (0.9)
S. sciuri3413811162434 (30.6)
S. simulans22 (1.8)
S. vitulinus32117 (6.3)
S. xylosus111811 (9.9)
Total staphylococci by mammal (n)8521511516136802227111

q Staphylococcus spp.

a American mink;

b Badger;

c Beech marten;

d Common genet;

e Common otter;

f Granada hare;

g Hedgehog;

h Iberian ibex;

i Mouflon;

j European free-tailed bat;

k Roe deer;

l Red deer;

m Red fox;

n Weasel;

o Wild boar;

p Wild rabbit;

Table 3

Frequency of Staphylococcus spp. isolates resistant to the studied antibiotics by animal species

Mammal speciesNPENaFOXbFAcMUPdERYeCLIfLINgCIPhGENiTOBjSTRkTElCLmSXTnTEIo
American mink841613
Badger541521
Beech marten2111
Granada hare11111
Common genet111
Common otter55354
Hedgehog15731111611
Mouflon6121311
Free-tailed bat111
Red deer812132131
Red fox7335124
Roe deer222111
Iberian ibex11111
Weasel0
Wild boar2221117314431
Wild rabbit271472094210311231
Total11147237122157363211013201
%10042.320.76419.813.56.332.42.71.80.99.011.71.800.9

a penicillin;

b cefoxitin;

c fusidic acid;

d mupirocin;

e erythromycin;

f clindamycin;

g lincomycin;

h ciprofloxacin;

i gentamycin;

j tobramycin;

k streptomycin;

l tetracycline;

m chloramphenicol;

n sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim;

o teicoplanin

Table 4

Results of the statistical analysis of Staphylococcus spp. resistance to ERY, FA, and PEN related to the coagulase classification, the wild mammals’ origins, and their orders

AntibioticsCoagulase (N)Resistant isolates, n (%)Coagulase (N)Resistant isolates, n (%)Odds RatioLower limitUpper limit
Fusidic acidCoNa (85)62 (72.9)*CoPb (26)9 (34.6)5.09181.990913.0225
PenicillinCoNa (85)43 (50.6)*CoPb (26)5 (19.2)4.300014.83812.4609
Erythromyc inCoNa (85)8 (9.4) *CoPb (26)7 (26.9)3.54611.1143411.0011
Origin (N)Origin (N)
Fusidic acidCWFR-LAc (46)35 (76.1)*Hunting (65)36 (55.4)2.56315.910914.2860
PenicillinCWFR-LAc (46)27 (58.7)*Hunting (65)20 (30.8)1.11143.19747.0353
Order (N)Order (N)
Fusidic acidArtiodactyla vs (39)17 (43.59)Carnivora* (28)22 (78.57)4.746111.2491.0868
Lagomorpha* (28)21 (75.0)1.57558.230514.7275
PenicillinArtiodactyla vs (39)7 (15.4)Carnivora* (28)18 (64.3)14.28602.67025.27426
Erinaceomorpha* (15)7 (46.7)3.882025.38101.7476
Lagomorpha* (28)15 (53.6)1.33964.000015.9236

a coagulase-negative;

* P ≤ 0.05;

b coagulase-positive;

a coagulase-negative;

* P ≤ 0.05;

b coagulase-positive;

a coagulase-negative;

* P ≤ 0.05;

b coagulase-positive;

c Centre of Wild Fauna Recovery of La Alfranca (Spain)

* P ≤ 0.05;

c Centre of Wild Fauna Recovery of La Alfranca (Spain)

* P ≤ 0.05;

* P ≤ 0.05;

* P ≤ 0.05;

* P ≤ 0.05;

* P ≤ 0.05;

* P ≤ 0.05;

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0057 | Journal eISSN: 2450-8608 (formerly 2300-3235)
Language: English
Page range: 373 - 379
Submitted on: Mar 1, 2020
Accepted on: Aug 24, 2020
Published on: Sep 16, 2020
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2020 Leticia Alcalá García, Carmen Torres, Antonio Rezusta López, Carmelo Ortega Rodríguez, Jesús Orós Espinosa, Carmen Simón Valencia, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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