Surveillance of antibiotic resistance in <i>Escherichia coli</i> isolated from wild cranes on the Izumi plain in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
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- SUENAGA Yasuhiro
- Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- OBI Takeshi
- Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- IJIRI Moe
- Transboundary Animal Diseases Research Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- CHUMA Takehisa
- Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan Transboundary Animal Diseases Research Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- FUJIMOTO Yoshikazu
- Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan Transboundary Animal Diseases Research Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
Description
<p>The prevalence of antibiotic resistance in 376 Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolates from fecal samples of Hooded and White-naped cranes was investigated on the Izumi plain in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, during winter 2016 and 2017. Resistance to oxytetracycline, ampicillin, and nalidixic acid were observed in 10.9%, 3.1–4.4%, and 2.1–7.7% of isolates, respectively. Since the previous surveillance in 2007, isolation rates of antibiotic-resistant E. coli recovered from wild cranes have remained at significantly low levels compared with those in Japanese livestock. Our results indicate that surveillance of antibiotic-resistant E. coli from wild cranes wintering in the Izumi plain could be a useful strategy to indicate natural environmental pollution by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment.</p>
Journal
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- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
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Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 81 (9), 1291-1293, 2019
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE