Recently, an increased number of reports have described pathogens of animal origin that cause a variety of infections and a rise in their transmission to humans. Streptococcus gallolyticus, a member of the Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex (SBSEC), is one of these pathogens and infects a wide range of hosts from mammals to poultry and has a broad functionality ranging from pathogenicity to food fermentation. As S. gallolyticus causes complications including bacteremia, infective endocarditis, and colorectal malignancy in humans, it is important to investigate its occurrence in various hosts, including geese, to prevent potential zoonotic transmissions. This study aimed to investigate the presence of S. gallolyticus in the droppings of clinically healthy and diarrheic geese, which were raised intensively and semi-intensively, by the in vitro culture method, characterize the isolates recovered by PCR and sequence-based molecular methods and determine their antibiotic susceptibility by the disk diffusion and gradient test methods. For this purpose, 150 samples of fresh goose droppings were used. Culture positivity for S. gallolyticus was determined as 8 (12/150). PCR analysis identified 54.55 (n 6) of the isolates as S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus and 45.45 (n 5) as S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus. Following the 16S rRNA sequence and ERIC-PCR analyses, S. gallolyticus subspecies exhibited identical cluster and band profiles that could be easily distinguished from each other and were clonally identified. High rates of susceptibility to florfenicol, penicillin, rifampicin, and vancomycin were detected among the isolates, regardless of the subspecies diversity. Both subspecies showed high levels of resistance to bacitracin, clindamycin, doxycycline, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and erythromycin and multiple MDR profiles, indicating their potential to become superbugs. This first report from Türkiye demonstrates the occurrence of the S. gallolyticus subspecies in geese. In view of the recent increase of geese production and the consumption of goose meat in Türkiye, the occurrence of S. gallolyticus in geese should not be ignored to prevent zoonotic transmission.
Keyword: 16S rRNA sequencing; antibacterial susceptibility testing; ERIC-PCR; geese; streptococcus gallolyticus
Yayın Adı (dc.title) | Geese as reservoirs of human colon cancer-associated Streptococcus gallolyticus |
Yazar/lar (dc.contributor.yazarlar) | Merve Asuman Cagri, Mitat Sahin, Yaren Ersoy, Cansu Aydin, Fatih Buyuk |
Yayın Türü (dc.type) | Makale |
Dil (dc.language) | İngilizce |
Yayımlanma Yılı (dc.date.issued) | 2024 |
Ulusal/Uluslararası (dc.identifier.ulusaluluslararasi) | Uluslararası |
Kaynak (dc.relation.journal) | Research in Veterinary Science |
Cilt/Sayı (dc.identifier.volume) | 176 |
Sayfa (dc.identifier.startpage) | Article Number: 105341 |
ISSN/ISBN (dc.identifier.issn) | ISSN: 0034-5288; Online ISSN: 1532-2661 |
Yayıncı (dc.publisher) | Elsevier |
Veri Tabanları (dc.contributor.veritaban) | Web of Science Core Collection |
Veri Tabanları (dc.contributor.veritaban) | Sciencedirect |
Veri Tabanları (dc.contributor.veritaban) | Scopus |
İndex Türü (dc.identifier.index) | SCI Expanded |
İndex Türü (dc.identifier.index) | Scopus |
Etki Faktörü (dc.identifier.etkifaktoru) | 2,2 / 2023-WOS / Son 5 yıl: 2,3 |
Özet (dc.description.abstract) | Recently, an increased number of reports have described pathogens of animal origin that cause a variety of infections and a rise in their transmission to humans. Streptococcus gallolyticus, a member of the Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex (SBSEC), is one of these pathogens and infects a wide range of hosts from mammals to poultry and has a broad functionality ranging from pathogenicity to food fermentation. As S. gallolyticus causes complications including bacteremia, infective endocarditis, and colorectal malignancy in humans, it is important to investigate its occurrence in various hosts, including geese, to prevent potential zoonotic transmissions. This study aimed to investigate the presence of S. gallolyticus in the droppings of clinically healthy and diarrheic geese, which were raised intensively and semi-intensively, by the in vitro culture method, characterize the isolates recovered by PCR and sequence-based molecular methods and determine their antibiotic susceptibility by the disk diffusion and gradient test methods. For this purpose, 150 samples of fresh goose droppings were used. Culture positivity for S. gallolyticus was determined as 8 (12/150). PCR analysis identified 54.55 (n 6) of the isolates as S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus and 45.45 (n 5) as S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus. Following the 16S rRNA sequence and ERIC-PCR analyses, S. gallolyticus subspecies exhibited identical cluster and band profiles that could be easily distinguished from each other and were clonally identified. High rates of susceptibility to florfenicol, penicillin, rifampicin, and vancomycin were detected among the isolates, regardless of the subspecies diversity. Both subspecies showed high levels of resistance to bacitracin, clindamycin, doxycycline, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and erythromycin and multiple MDR profiles, indicating their potential to become superbugs. This first report from Türkiye demonstrates the occurrence of the S. gallolyticus subspecies in geese. In view of the recent increase of geese production and the consumption of goose meat in Türkiye, the occurrence of S. gallolyticus in geese should not be ignored to prevent zoonotic transmission. |
Özet (dc.description.abstract) | Keyword: 16S rRNA sequencing; antibacterial susceptibility testing; ERIC-PCR; geese; streptococcus gallolyticus |
URL (dc.rights) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0034528824002078 |
DOI (dc.identifier.doi) | 10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105341 |
Fakültesi / Enstitütü (dc.identifier.fakulte) | Veteriner Fakültesi |
Bölümü (dc.identifier.bolum) | Veteriner |
Kurumdaki Yazar/lar (dc.contributor.author) | Mitat ŞAHİN |
Kayıt No (dc.identifier.kayitno) | BL90BBEE56 |
Kayıt Giriş Tarihi (dc.date.available) | 2024-07-16 |
Not (Yayımlanma Yılı) (dc.identifier.notyayinyili) | August 2024 |
Wos No (dc.identifier.wos) | WOS:001265446200001 |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | 16S rRNA sequencing |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | antibacterial susceptibility testing |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | ERIC-PCR |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | geese |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | streptococcus gallolyticus |