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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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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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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. |
spellingShingle | Research Article 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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