Characterization of a Tigecycline-Resistant and bla_CTX-M-Bearing Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain from a Peacock in a Chinese Zoo.

ABSTRACT: In Chinese zoos, there are usually specially designed bird parks, similar to petting zoos, that allow children and adults to interact with diverse birds. However, such behaviors present a risk for the transmission of zoonotic pathogens. Recently, we isolated eight strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae and identified two bla_CTX-M-positive strains from 110 birds, including parrots, peacocks, and ostriches, using anal or nasal swabs in a bird park of a zoo in China. There, K. pneumoniae LYS105A was obtained from a diseased peacock with chronic respiratory diseases by a nasal swab, which harbored the bla_CTX-M-3 gene and exhibited resistance to amoxicillin, cefotaxime, gentamicin, oxytetracycline, doxycycline, tigecycline, florfenicol, and enrofloxacin. According

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10057878 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature