Imported Pet Reptiles and Their "Blind Passengers"-In-Depth Characterization of 80 Acinetobacter Species Isolates.

ABSTRACT: Reptiles are popular pet animals and important food sources, but the trade of this vertebrate class is-besides welfare and conservation-under debate due to zoonotic microbiota. Ninety-two shipments of live reptiles were sampled during border inspections at Europe's most relevant transshipment point for the live animal trade. Acinetobacter spp. represented one significant fraction of potentially MDR bacteria that were further analyzed following non-selective isolation or selective enrichment from feces, urinate, or skin samples. Taxonomic positions of respective isolates were confirmed by MALDI-TOF MS and whole-genome sequencing analysis (GBDP, dDDH, ANIb, and rMLST). The majority of the 80 isolates represented established species; however, a proportion of potentially novel taxa was

SUBMITTER: Unger F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9144363 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature