Foraging at Solid Urban Waste Disposal Sites as Risk Factor for Cephalosporin and Colistin Resistant Escherichia coli Carriage in White Storks (Ciconia ciconia)

Höfle, Úrsula; González-López, Juan José; Camacho, Maria Cruz; Solà-Ginés, Marc; Moreno-Mingorance, Albert; Hernández, José Manuel; Puente, Javier de la; Pineda-Pampliega, Javier; Aguirre, José I.; Torres-Medina, Fernando; Ramis, A.; Majó, Natàlia; Blas, Julio; Migura-García, Lourdes

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.01397

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“…Additionally, cefotaxime-resistant strains were detected in a high proportion (22–37.9%) while all our isolates were sensitive. A recent study that has analyzed the AMR on E. coli isolated from storks, including 12 antimicrobials [ 26 ], found a higher proportion of resistant isolates, compared to our panel, specifically to ampicillin (100%), nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin (80%), tetracycline (67%) and gentamicin (33%) [ 26 ].…”

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“…Additionally, methicillin-resistant S. aureus has been isolated in tracheal samples from white storks (3.3%) [ 49 ]. In these studies, AMR carriage has been attributed to human residues exposure [ 5 , 6 , 26 , 49 ].…”

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“…Among bird species, seagulls are considered good sentinels for AMR studies, and high rates of resistant E. coli have been reported in those species [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ]. There is limited information regarding storks, but recent studies have also described the presence of antimicrobial resistance in E. coli in white storks [ 5 , 25 , 26 ].…”

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Urban Birds as Antimicrobial Resistance Sentinels: White Storks Showed Higher Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Levels Than Seagulls in Central Spain

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Rodríguez-Alcázar

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The presence of AMR bacteria in the human–animal–environmental interface is a clear example of the One Health medicine. Several studies evidence the presence of resistant bacteria in wildlife, which can be used as a good indicator of anthropization level on the ecosystem. The fast increase in AMR in the environment in the last decade has been led by several factors as globalization and migration. Migratory birds can travel hundreds of kilometers and disseminate pathogens and AMR through different regions or even continents. The aim of this study was to compare the level of AMR in three migratory bird species: Ciconia ciconia, Larus fuscus and Chroicocephalus ridibundus. For this purpose, commensal Escherichia coli has been considered a useful indicator for AMR studies. After E. coli isolation from individual cloacal swabs, antimicrobial susceptibility tests were performed by the disk-diffusion method, including 17 different antibiotics. A total of 63.2% of gulls had resistant strains, in contrast to 31.6% of white storks. Out of all the resistant strains, 38.9% were considered multi-drug resistant (50% of white storks and 30% of seagulls). The antibiotic classes with the highest rate of AMR were betalactamics, quinolones and tetracyclines, the most commonly used antibiotic in human and veterinary medicine in Spain.

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Urban Birds as Antimicrobial Resistance Sentinels: White Storks Showed Higher Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Levels Than Seagulls in Central Spain

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Rodríguez-Alcázar

Fernández-Novo

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“…[ 12 ] but also to ecological dis-services. When feeding on landfills, white storks ingest a wide range of solid waste such as plastics, metals, textiles or glass [ 7 , 49 ], antibiotic resistant bacteria [ 28 , 50 ] and resistance genes [ 31 ]. After having fed on landfills, white storks frequently use wetlands for resting among other habitats [ 7 ].…”

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White stork movements reveal the ecological connectivity between landfills and different habitats

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Background Connections between habitats are key to a full understanding of anthropic impacts on ecosystems. Freshwater habitats are especially biodiverse, yet depend on exchange with terrestrial habitats. White storks (Ciconia ciconia) are widespread opportunists that often forage in landfills and then visit wetlands, among other habitats. It is well known that white storks ingest contaminants at landfills (such as plastics and antibiotic resistant bacteria), which can be then deposited in other habitats through their faeces and regurgitated pellets. Methods We characterized the role of white storks in habitat connectivity by analyzing GPS data from populations breeding in Germany and wintering from Spain to Morocco. We overlaid GPS tracks on a land-use surface to construct a spatially-explicit network in which nodes were sites, and links were direct flights. We then calculated centrality metrics, identified spatial modules, and quantified overall connections between habitat types. For regional networks in southern Spain and northern Morocco, we built Exponential Random Graph Models (ERGMs) to explain network topologies as a response to node habitat. Results For Spain and Morocco combined, we built a directed spatial network with 114 nodes and 370 valued links. Landfills were the habitat type most connected to others, as measured by direct flights. The relevance of landfills was confirmed in both ERGMs, with significant positive effects of this habitat as a source of flights. In the ERGM for southern Spain, we found significant positive effects of rice fields and salines (solar saltworks) as sinks for flights. By contrast, in the ERGM for northern Morocco, we found a significant positive effect of marshes as a sink for flights. Conclusions These results illustrate how white storks connect landfills with terrestrial and aquatic habitats, some of which are managed for food production. We identified specific interconnected habitat patches across Spain and Morocco that could be used for further studies on biovectoring of pollutants, pathogens and other propagules.

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“…Wild birds and mammals can be key and important reservoir hosts and potential vectors for the spread of antibioticresistant bacteria and genetic determinants (Carroll et al, 2015). The searching for food by birds among the waste leads to the transfer of antibioticresistant Escherichia coli (Guenther et al, 2010;Höfle et al, 2020).…”

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Аntibiotic resistance of bacterial cultures isolated from the feral pigeon (Columba livia) and starling (Sturnus vulgaris) at a solid waste landfill

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Regul. Mech. Biosyst.

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Resistance to antibiotics is well-known global phenomenon. There are places contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance such as waste landfills, especially ones that accept medical waste which did not undergo disinfection and livestock waste with bacteria not sensitive to antibiotics. An extensive system of transfer of antibiotic resistant microorganisms is formed on these territories (zoochory, groundwater, transport etc.). The aim of the research was to determine the species composition of bacteria isolated from birds of Derhachi municipal solid waste landfills in Kharkiv city, Ukraine. Also, we determine the sensitivity of bacterial isolates to a number of standard antibiotic drugs. We collected droppings of feral pigeons (Columba livia Gmelin, 1789; Columbidae) and starlings (Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758; Sturnidae) during the winter period in 2020/2021; both species are dominants of waste landfills. We isolated 15 bacteria species of 4 families by bacteriological methods (growing on simple and selective media and identification by biochemical properties): Enterobacteriaceae (Enterobacter asburiae, E. dissolvens, E. cancerogenus, E. cloacae, E. sakazakii, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella terrigena, K. ornithinolytica, Citrobacter freundii, Proteus mirabilis), Yersiniaceae (Serratia ficaria, S. rubidaea, S. entomophila), Morganellaceae (Providencia stuartii) and Pseudomonadaceaе (Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Sensitivity was determined by the disk-diffusion method to 18 antibiotics. Ten isolates turned out to be multiresistant-resistant to three or more classes of antimicrobial drugs. A promising direction for future research is the determination of the pathogenicity of the isolates and checking the roles of birds of Derhachi solid waste landfills as reservoirs of pathogens. Currently, it can be assumed that large concentrations of synanthropic birds (especially those that forage on solid waste landfills) with a high probability are reservoirs of many bacteria, in particular those that have developed resistance to drugs.

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Foraging at Solid Urban Waste Disposal Sites as Risk Factor for Cephalosporin and Colistin Resistant Escherichia coli Carriage in White Storks (Ciconia ciconia)

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Urban Birds as Antimicrobial Resistance Sentinels: White Storks Showed Higher Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Levels Than Seagulls in Central Spain

Urban Birds as Antimicrobial Resistance Sentinels: White Storks Showed Higher Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Levels Than Seagulls in Central Spain

White stork movements reveal the ecological connectivity between landfills and different habitats

Аntibiotic resistance of bacterial cultures isolated from the feral pigeon (Columba livia) and starling (Sturnus vulgaris) at a solid waste landfill

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