Enterococcus species diversity and molecular characterization of biomarker genes in Enterococcus faecalis in Port Blair Bay, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Meena, Balakrishnan; Anburajan, Lawrance; Sathish, T.; Rangamaran, Vijaya Raghavan; Jha, Dilip Kumar; Venkateshwaran, P.; Das, Apurba Kumar; Dheenan, P.S.; Vinithkumar, Nambali Valsalan; Dharani, G.; Kirubagaran, R.

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.02.027

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“…Infection cases observed in marine turtles seemed related to the introduction of enterococci via gastrointestinal perforation or through wounds from environmental contamination [117]. The presence of E. fecalis in the seawater environment has been directly demonstrated by Meena et al [118], and its detection in fecal samples of wild sea turtles, such as hawksbill and green turtles from the southern coast of Brazil [119], corroborated these findings.…”

Section: Enterococcus Sppmentioning

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Bacterial Infections in Sea Turtles

Ebani

2023

Veterinary Sciences

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Sea turtles are important for the maintenance of marine and beach ecosystems, but they are seriously endangered due to factors mainly related to human activities and climate change such as pollution, temperature increase, and predation. Infectious and parasitic diseases may contribute to reducing the number of sea turtles. Bacteria are widespread in marine environments and, depending on the species, may act as primary or opportunistic pathogens. Most of them are able to infect other animal species, including humans, in which they can cause mild or severe diseases. Therefore, direct or indirect contact of humans with sea turtles, their products, and environment where they live represent a One Health threat. Chlamydiae, Mycobacteria, and Salmonellae are known zoonotic agents able to cause mild or severe diseases in sea turtles, other animals, and humans. However, other bacteria that are potentially zoonotic, including those that are antimicrobially resistant, are involved in different pathologies of marine turtles.

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Section: Enterococcus Sppmentioning

confidence: 77%

Bacterial Infections in Sea Turtles

Ebani

2023

Veterinary Sciences

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“…E. faecalis were also described in cases of septicemia and osteomyelitis in Kemp's ridley turtles (Innis et al, 2014). Additionally, Meena et al (2015) showed that E. faecalis was a common bacteria found in the seawater environment, and Prichula et al (2016) revealed that E. faecalis was the most common species isolated from the fecal samples of wild marine species, including sea turtles.…”

Section: Treatment and Discussionmentioning

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“…The presence of bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics in the marine environment can be used as an indicator of marine pollution (Marinho et al, 2013;Meena et al, 2015). The types of animals that are affected by bacterial antibiotic resistance include cows, goats, canine, seabirds, sea turtles, and marine mammals (Banik et al, 2016;Prichula et al, 2016;Swetha et al, 2017;Hristov, 2018;Robaj et al, 2018).…”

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Multiple-antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus faecalis in an endangered olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea): A case report

Tsai

Chang

2019

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There has recently been an alarming increase in the prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in marine environments. In this study, an Enterococcus sp. was isolated from bacteriologic cultures of the elbow joint of an olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea ). The enterococci isolate was identified at the species level as Enterococcus faecalis using PCR and the RAPID ID 32 STREP system. Analysis of the antimicrobial resistance patterns and the antibiotic-resistance genes of the E. faecalis isolated in this study revealed multiple-antibiotic-resistance (MAR). Specifically, the isolate presented resistance to doxycycline, enrofloxacin, erythromycin, neomycin, oxytetracycline, gentamicin, amikacin, ciprofloxacin, spiramycin, chloramphenicol, ceftiofur, and azithromycin. We also identified the tetracycline resistance gene tet(M) in the E. faecalis isolate. Further research into the antimicrobial resistance patterns of Enterococcus spp. should be conducted to promote the conservation of sea turtles.

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