Suenaga Yasuhiro, Obi Takeshi, Ijiri Moe, Chuma Takehisa, Fujimoto Yoshikazu
Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.
Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.
J Vet Med Sci. 2019 Sep 18;81(9):1291-1293. doi: 10.1292/jvms.19-0305. Epub 2019 Jul 11.
The prevalence of antibiotic resistance in 376 Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolates from fecal samples of Hooded and White-naped cranes was investigated on the Izumi plain in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, during winter 2016 and 2017. Resistance to oxytetracycline, ampicillin, and nalidixic acid were observed in 10.9%, 3.1-4.4%, and 2.1-7.7% of isolates, respectively. Since the previous surveillance in 2007, isolation rates of antibiotic-resistant E. coli recovered from wild cranes have remained at significantly low levels compared with those in Japanese livestock. Our results indicate that surveillance of antibiotic-resistant E. coli from wild cranes wintering in the Izumi plain could be a useful strategy to indicate natural environmental pollution by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment.
2016年冬季至2017年期间,在日本鹿儿岛县出水平原,对从 Hooded 鹤和白枕鹤粪便样本中分离出的376株大肠杆菌(E. coli)进行了抗生素耐药性调查。分别在10.9%、3.1 - 4.4%和2.1 - 7.7%的分离菌株中观察到对土霉素、氨苄青霉素和萘啶酸的耐药性。自2007年上次监测以来,与日本家畜相比,从野生鹤中分离出的耐抗生素大肠杆菌的分离率一直处于显著较低水平。我们的结果表明,对在出水平原越冬的野生鹤的耐抗生素大肠杆菌进行监测,可能是一种有用的策略,用于指示环境中抗生素耐药菌对自然环境的污染。