Antimicrobial resistance and virulence analysis of Escherichia coli carried by black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) in Liaoning, China.

ABSTRACT: To better protect the black-faced spoonbill and explore the transmission and public health risks of drug-resistant pathogenic bacteria carried by this rare migratory bird, 249 fecal samples were collected from the black-faced spoonbills on Shicheng Island, Zhuanghe City, Liaoning Province, China in 2017 and Escherichia coli (E. coli) were isolated and identified. The BD PhoenixTM-100 automated microbial identification system and E-test strips were used to determine the resistance phenotype and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value of the isolates. Whole genome sequencing and analysis were conducted on multidrug resistant (MDR) isolates and an evolutionary tree was constructed. Seventy-four samples had E. coli isolated (29.7%), 43.2% of isolates carried an antimicrobial resistant phe

SUBMITTER: Liang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12758694 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature