Title:	Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci in nostrils and buccal mucosa of healthy camels used for recreational purposes
Authors:	SILVA, V. CANIÇA, M. MANAGEIRO, v. VERBISCK, N. V. TEJEDOR-JUNCO, M. T. GONZÁLEZ-MARTIN, M. CORBERA, J. A. POETA, P. IGREJAS, G.
Affiliation:	VANESSA SILVA, UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS-OS-MONTES AND ALTO DOURO; MANUELA CANIÇA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR. RICARDO JORGE; VERA MANAGEIRO, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR. RICARDO JORGE; NEWTON VALERIO VERBISCK, CNPGC; MARÍA TERESA TEJEDOR-JUNCO, UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA; MARGARITA GONZÁLEZ-MARTIN, UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA; JUAN ALBERTO CORBERA, UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA; PATRÍCIA POETA, UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS-OS-MONTES AND ALTO DOURO; GILBERTO IGREJAS, UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS-OS-MONTES AND ALTO DOURO.
Date Issued:	2022
Citation:	Animals, v. 12, 1255, 2022.
Description:	Several different species of animals host staphylococci as normal microbiota. These animals can be a source of staphylococci zoonotic infections. People with routine or occupational exposure to infected/colonized animals are at risk of a potential transmission. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the presence of S. aureus and other staphylococci in camels used for recreational purposes as well as their antimicrobial resistance, virulence factors and genetic lineages. A total of 172 samples were collected from 86 healthy camels (nose and mouth) from different farms located in the Canary Islands, Spain. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed against 14 antimicrobial agents. The presence of virulence genes was studied by PCR. Multilocus sequence typing, spa typing and agr typing were performed in all S. aureus isolates. From the 86 camels tested, 42 staphylococci were isolated, of which there were 11 S. aureus, 13 S. lentus, 12 S. sciuri, 3 S. xylosus, S. epidermidis, S. hominis and S. chromogenes. Staphylococci isolates were resistant to penicillin, ciprofloxacin, clindamycin and fusidic acid. All S. aureus isolates harbored the hla, hlb and hld virulence genes. S. aureus isolates were ascribed to three sequence types (STs) and three spa types. All S. aureus isolates belonged to agr type III. Camels from Gran Canaria used in recreational purposes have a moderate prevalence of S. aureus and other coagulase-negative staphylococci. Nevertheless, S. aureus isolates are susceptible to almost all antibiotics tested.
Thesagro:	Contaminação Bacteriana
NAL Thesaurus:	Camelus Camelus dromedarius Coagulase negative staphylococci Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12101255
Notes:	Na publicação: Newton Verbisck.
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPGC)