Ebani Valentina Virginia
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Centre for Climate Change Impact, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Pathogens. 2024 Jul 22;13(7):607. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13070607.
Reptiles and amphibians are largely present in many environments, including domestic areas when they are kept as pet animals. They often harbor zoonotic pathogens, which can pose a serious risk of infection for humans, mainly immunocompromised individuals, the elderly, children, and pregnant women. Several studies have been carried out to verify the role of cold-blooded animals in the epidemiology of some bacteria, mainly , whereas scarce attention has been focused on these animals as a source of staphylococci. These bacteria are often antimicrobial-resistant and they act as opportunistic pathogens, which can cause relevant infections in humans and animals, both domestic and wild. Asymptomatic reptiles and amphibians often harbor staphylococcal strains, such as and coagulase-negative spp.; however, these bacteria have been associated with clinical conditions that usually appear in animals under stress conditions. In all cases, greater attention should also be focused on staphylococci in cold-blooded animals due to their implications in human and veterinary medicine.
爬行动物和两栖动物广泛存在于许多环境中，包括作为宠物饲养时的家庭环境。它们常常携带人畜共患病原体，这可能对人类，主要是免疫功能低下者、老年人、儿童和孕妇构成严重感染风险。已经开展了多项研究来验证冷血动物在某些细菌流行病学中的作用，主要是[此处原文缺失具体细菌名称]，而作为葡萄球菌来源的这些动物却很少受到关注。这些细菌通常具有抗微生物药性，并且作为机会性病原体，可在人和家养及野生动物中引起相关感染。无症状的爬行动物和两栖动物常常携带葡萄球菌菌株，如[此处原文缺失具体菌株名称]和凝固酶阴性葡萄球菌属；然而，这些细菌与通常在应激条件下的动物中出现的临床病症有关。在所有情况下，由于冷血动物中的葡萄球菌对人类和兽医学有影响，也应给予更多关注。
