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Staphylococcal species composition in the skin microbiota of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica)

Staphylococci are a natural component of the skin microbiota of many organisms, including humans and birds. As opportunistic pathogens, they can cause a variety of infections in humans. The close contact between domestic pigeons and their owners provide an opportunity for exchange of skin-associated...

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Autores principales: Szczuka, Ewa, Wesołowska, Maria, Krawiec, Adrianna, Kosicki, Jakub Z.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10337865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37436966
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287261
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author Szczuka, Ewa
Wesołowska, Maria
Krawiec, Adrianna
Kosicki, Jakub Z.
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Wesołowska, Maria
Krawiec, Adrianna
Kosicki, Jakub Z.
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description Staphylococci are a natural component of the skin microbiota of many organisms, including humans and birds. As opportunistic pathogens, they can cause a variety of infections in humans. The close contact between domestic pigeons and their owners provide an opportunity for exchange of skin-associated bacteria. In this study, 41 healthy racing pigeons were tested. Staphylococci were detected on the skin of each bird (41/41, 100%). Isolates were identified at the species level using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). The diversity of the Staphylococcus species was relatively high and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) were predominantly isolated. In total, ten different staphylococcal species were identified. S. lentus (19/41, 46.3%) was noted most frequently. The pigeon skin was also inhabited by S. xylosus (6/41, 14.6%), S. equorum (4/41, 9.8%), S. hyicus (3/41, 7.3%), S. intermedius (2/41, 4.9%), S. sciuri (2/41, 4.9%), S. vitulinus (2/41, 4.9%), S. lugdunensis (1/41, 2.4%), S. hominis (1/41, 2.4%), and S. auricularis (1/41, 2.4%). Our results indicate that domestic pigeons may carry pathogens with zoonotic potential. All strains were susceptible to 12 antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, clindamycin chloramphenicol, erythromycin, fosfomycin, gentamicin, levofloxacin, norfloxacin, rifampicin, tobramycin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, vancomycin) representing 8 different classes. None isolate displayed a multidrug-resistant phenotype. Resistance to tetracycline (6/41, 14.6%) and to penicillin (4/41, 9.7%) was shown. The mecA gene was not detected in the examined strains and no methicillin-resistant staphylococci were found on the skin of the healthy pigeons.
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spelling pubmed-103378652023-07-13 Staphylococcal species composition in the skin microbiota of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) Szczuka, Ewa Wesołowska, Maria Krawiec, Adrianna Kosicki, Jakub Z. PLoS One Research Article Staphylococci are a natural component of the skin microbiota of many organisms, including humans and birds. As opportunistic pathogens, they can cause a variety of infections in humans. The close contact between domestic pigeons and their owners provide an opportunity for exchange of skin-associated bacteria. In this study, 41 healthy racing pigeons were tested. Staphylococci were detected on the skin of each bird (41/41, 100%). Isolates were identified at the species level using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). The diversity of the Staphylococcus species was relatively high and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) were predominantly isolated. In total, ten different staphylococcal species were identified. S. lentus (19/41, 46.3%) was noted most frequently. The pigeon skin was also inhabited by S. xylosus (6/41, 14.6%), S. equorum (4/41, 9.8%), S. hyicus (3/41, 7.3%), S. intermedius (2/41, 4.9%), S. sciuri (2/41, 4.9%), S. vitulinus (2/41, 4.9%), S. lugdunensis (1/41, 2.4%), S. hominis (1/41, 2.4%), and S. auricularis (1/41, 2.4%). Our results indicate that domestic pigeons may carry pathogens with zoonotic potential. All strains were susceptible to 12 antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, clindamycin chloramphenicol, erythromycin, fosfomycin, gentamicin, levofloxacin, norfloxacin, rifampicin, tobramycin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, vancomycin) representing 8 different classes. None isolate displayed a multidrug-resistant phenotype. Resistance to tetracycline (6/41, 14.6%) and to penicillin (4/41, 9.7%) was shown. The mecA gene was not detected in the examined strains and no methicillin-resistant staphylococci were found on the skin of the healthy pigeons. Public Library of Science 2023-07-12 /pmc/articles/PMC10337865/ /pubmed/37436966 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287261 Text en © 2023 Szczuka et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Szczuka, Ewa
Wesołowska, Maria
Krawiec, Adrianna
Kosicki, Jakub Z.
Staphylococcal species composition in the skin microbiota of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica)
title Staphylococcal species composition in the skin microbiota of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica)
title_full Staphylococcal species composition in the skin microbiota of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica)
title_fullStr Staphylococcal species composition in the skin microbiota of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica)
title_full_unstemmed Staphylococcal species composition in the skin microbiota of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica)
title_short Staphylococcal species composition in the skin microbiota of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica)
title_sort staphylococcal species composition in the skin microbiota of domestic pigeons (columba livia domestica)
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10337865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37436966
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287261
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