The prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in healthy captive ophidian.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Snakes are globally considered as pet animals, and millions of ophidians are bred in captivity. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous Gram-negative bacterium that can act as an opportunistic pathogen of man and animals and is frequently present in the oral and cloacal microbiota of healthy ophidians. It can cause severe clinical diseases and often shows antibiotic resistance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and antibiotic resistance profiles of P. aeruginosa isolated from the cloacal microbiota of a large population sample of healthy captive ophidians and to evaluate the statistical associations with farming conditions.

Methods

A total of 419 cloacal swabs were collected from snakes belonging to the Boidae (n = 45), Colub

SUBMITTER: Sala A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6463849 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature