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- Title
Zoonotic bacterial and parasitic intestinal pathogens in foxes, raccoons and other predators from eastern Germany.
- Authors
Kittl, Sonja; Frey, Caroline F.; Brodard, Isabelle; Scalisi, Nadia; Vargas Amado, Maria Elena; Thomann, Andreas; Schierack, Peter; Jores, Joerg
- Abstract
In this study, we investigated faecal specimens from legally hunted and road‐killed red foxes, raccoons, raccoon dogs, badgers and martens in Germany for parasites and selected zoonotic bacteria. We found that Baylisascaris procyonis, a zoonotic parasite of raccoons, had spread to northeastern Germany, an area previously presumed to be free of this parasite. We detected various pathogenic bacterial species from the genera Listeria, Clostridium (including baratii), Yersinia and Salmonella, which were analysed using whole‐genome sequencing. One isolate of Yersinia enterocolitica contained a virulence plasmid. The Salmonella Cholerasuis isolate encoded an aminoglycoside resistance gene and a parC point mutation, conferring resistance to ciprofloxacin. We also found tetracycline resistance genes in Paeniclostridium sordellii and Clostridium baratii. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that the isolates were polyclonal, indicating the absence of specific wildlife‐adapted clones. Predators, which scavenge from various sources including human settlements, acquire and spread zoonotic pathogens. Therefore, their role should not be overlooked in the One Health context.
- Subjects
GERMANY; WHOLE genome sequencing; FOXES; YERSINIA enterocolitica; PREDATORY animals; RACCOON dog; RACCOON; RED fox; CLOSTRIDIA; INTESTINAL parasites
- Publication
Environmental Microbiology Reports, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1758-2229
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1758-2229.13261