Naslov
The poultry red mite (Dermanissus gallinae) as a vector of antimicrobial resistance

Autori
Stojanov, Igor ; Horvatek Tomić, Danijela ; Pajić, M ; Pavlović, I ; Todorović, D.

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
Book of Abstract / - Zagreb, 2016

ISBN
978-953-8006-07-4

Skup
2nd COST Conference and MC Meeting of COST Action FA 1404 COREMI

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 01.06.2016. - 03.06.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Dermanyssus gallinae; antimicrobial resistance

Sažetak
The poultry red mite (PRM) Dermanyssus gallinae is the causative agent of ectoparasitosis causing health and economic problems in poultry. Direct damages can occur when, depending of abundance of parasites, their hematophagous diet weakens the birds. On the other hand, PRM has the potential ability to transmit, as vectors, different pathogenic bacteria and viruses, and to contribute to the spread of infections. In addition to the aforementioned bacteria, saprophytic and conditionally pathogenic microorganisms that PRM can carry on and/or inside, may contain genes conferring resistance to certain antimicrobial drugs. In this way PRM can also participate in the transmission of resistant strains within or outside the farm. It can be said that the finding of PRM is a part of a production problem which is linked to technopathy. However, the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance is also to be considered as technopathy or could be an indicator of the presence of technopathy. In our study, we would like to determine bacteria that can be found on PRM, with the aim to detect whether the isolated pathogens are resistant to antibiotics and to detect possible multidrug resistance. We analyzed samples of PRM collected from 2 farms with multiple objects. Four isolated species (Escherichia coli, Enterobacter sp., Citrobacter sp., and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility. In all the tested strains, resistance to amoxicillin, ampicillin, and colistin were detected, while the resistance to tetracycline, doxycycline, and some of the aminoglycosides were partial.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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