Can domestic pigeon be a potential carrier of zoonotic Salmonella?

ABSTRACT: Salmonellosis is one of the most important bacterial diseases in pigeons. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of Salmonella spp. in domestic pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica) in Poland, its antimicrobial susceptibility (both phenotypic and genotypic), and its capability for biofilm formation. The presence of selected virulence genes, nucleotide homology of selected genes, and susceptibility to bacteriophages were investigated as well. From the 585 pigeons tested, 5.47% turned out positive. All isolated strains were recognized as Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium. The asymptomatic pigeons were carriers of 37.5% of the isolates. The dominant variants were as follows: 1,4,[5],12,:i:1,2 (53.13%) and 1,4,[5],12,:-:- (31.25%). Most of the strains analysed showed the ability to prod

SUBMITTER: Kaczorek-Lukowska E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8359358 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature