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Salmonella in Captive Reptiles and Their Environment—Can We Tame the Dragon?

Reptiles are considered a reservoir of a variety of Salmonella (S.) serovars. Nevertheless, due to a lack of large-scale research, the importance of Reptilia as a Salmonella vector still remains not completely recognized. A total of 731 samples collected from reptiles and their environment were test...

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Autores principales: Zając, Magdalena, Skarżyńska, Magdalena, Lalak, Anna, Kwit, Renata, Śmiałowska-Węglińska, Aleksandra, Pasim, Paulina, Szulowski, Krzysztof, Wasyl, Dariusz
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8151916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34066739
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9051012
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author Zając, Magdalena
Skarżyńska, Magdalena
Lalak, Anna
Kwit, Renata
Śmiałowska-Węglińska, Aleksandra
Pasim, Paulina
Szulowski, Krzysztof
Wasyl, Dariusz
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Skarżyńska, Magdalena
Lalak, Anna
Kwit, Renata
Śmiałowska-Węglińska, Aleksandra
Pasim, Paulina
Szulowski, Krzysztof
Wasyl, Dariusz
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description Reptiles are considered a reservoir of a variety of Salmonella (S.) serovars. Nevertheless, due to a lack of large-scale research, the importance of Reptilia as a Salmonella vector still remains not completely recognized. A total of 731 samples collected from reptiles and their environment were tested. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of Salmonella in exotic reptiles kept in Poland and to confirm Salmonella contamination of the environment after reptile exhibitions. The study included Salmonella isolation and identification, followed by epidemiological analysis of the antimicrobial resistance of the isolates. Implementation of a pathway additional to the standard Salmonella isolation protocol led to a 21% increase in the Salmonella serovars detection rate. The study showed a high occurrence of Salmonella, being the highest at 92.2% in snakes, followed by lizards (83.7%) and turtles (60.0%). The pathogen was also found in 81.2% of swabs taken from table and floor surfaces after reptile exhibitions and in two out of three egg samples. A total of 918 Salmonella strains belonging to 207 serovars and serological variants were obtained. We have noted the serovars considered important with respect to public health, i.e., S. Enteritidis, S. Typhimurium, and S. Kentucky. The study proves that exotic reptiles in Poland are a relevant reservoir of Salmonella.
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spelling pubmed-81519162021-05-27 Salmonella in Captive Reptiles and Their Environment—Can We Tame the Dragon? Zając, Magdalena Skarżyńska, Magdalena Lalak, Anna Kwit, Renata Śmiałowska-Węglińska, Aleksandra Pasim, Paulina Szulowski, Krzysztof Wasyl, Dariusz Microorganisms Article Reptiles are considered a reservoir of a variety of Salmonella (S.) serovars. Nevertheless, due to a lack of large-scale research, the importance of Reptilia as a Salmonella vector still remains not completely recognized. A total of 731 samples collected from reptiles and their environment were tested. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of Salmonella in exotic reptiles kept in Poland and to confirm Salmonella contamination of the environment after reptile exhibitions. The study included Salmonella isolation and identification, followed by epidemiological analysis of the antimicrobial resistance of the isolates. Implementation of a pathway additional to the standard Salmonella isolation protocol led to a 21% increase in the Salmonella serovars detection rate. The study showed a high occurrence of Salmonella, being the highest at 92.2% in snakes, followed by lizards (83.7%) and turtles (60.0%). The pathogen was also found in 81.2% of swabs taken from table and floor surfaces after reptile exhibitions and in two out of three egg samples. A total of 918 Salmonella strains belonging to 207 serovars and serological variants were obtained. We have noted the serovars considered important with respect to public health, i.e., S. Enteritidis, S. Typhimurium, and S. Kentucky. The study proves that exotic reptiles in Poland are a relevant reservoir of Salmonella. MDPI 2021-05-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8151916/ /pubmed/34066739 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9051012 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Pasim, Paulina
Szulowski, Krzysztof
Wasyl, Dariusz
Salmonella in Captive Reptiles and Their Environment—Can We Tame the Dragon?
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34066739
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9051012
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