Bacterial Diversity in Pet Rabbits: Implications for Public Health, Zoonotic Risks, and Antimicrobial Resistance DOI Creative Commons
Smaranda Crăciun, Cristiana Ştefania Novac,

N. Fiţ

et al.

Microorganisms, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(3), P. 653 - 653

Published: March 13, 2025

This study examined epidemiological aspects of rabbit pathologies, identified bacterial strains, and assessed their antimicrobial resistance, emphasizing rabbits as potential reservoirs for zoonotic multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria the need continuous monitoring stewardship. Samples from were cultivated then using Vitek® 2 MALDI-TOF. Antimicrobial susceptibility was by disk diffusion testing. analyzed 170 individuals with various males (58.24%) outnumbering females (41.76%). Dental abscesses (35.29%) respiratory infections (28.24%) most common. Antibiotic exposure noted in 47.06% cases, primarily involving trimethoprim (35.56%). Of total samples, 91.18% tested positive, revealing 200 isolates 23 genera, Staphylococcus spp. (31%) Escherichia coli (12%) being frequently well species potential, such Pseudomonas aeruginosa, aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Enterococcus faecium. testing showed high efficacy florfenicol (75%), ciprofloxacin (74.12%), amikacin (68.65%), while significant resistance found kanamycin, neomycin, trimethoprim. Nearly 49% strains MDR, Gram-positive cocci, Enterobacteriaceae, non-Enterobacteriaceae showing varying across 18 MDR genera. In conclusion, pet are species, posing a risk owners.

Language: Английский

Bacterial Diversity in Pet Rabbits: Implications for Public Health, Zoonotic Risks, and Antimicrobial Resistance DOI Creative Commons
Smaranda Crăciun, Cristiana Ştefania Novac,

N. Fiţ

et al.

Microorganisms, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(3), P. 653 - 653

Published: March 13, 2025

This study examined epidemiological aspects of rabbit pathologies, identified bacterial strains, and assessed their antimicrobial resistance, emphasizing rabbits as potential reservoirs for zoonotic multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria the need continuous monitoring stewardship. Samples from were cultivated then using Vitek® 2 MALDI-TOF. Antimicrobial susceptibility was by disk diffusion testing. analyzed 170 individuals with various males (58.24%) outnumbering females (41.76%). Dental abscesses (35.29%) respiratory infections (28.24%) most common. Antibiotic exposure noted in 47.06% cases, primarily involving trimethoprim (35.56%). Of total samples, 91.18% tested positive, revealing 200 isolates 23 genera, Staphylococcus spp. (31%) Escherichia coli (12%) being frequently well species potential, such Pseudomonas aeruginosa, aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Enterococcus faecium. testing showed high efficacy florfenicol (75%), ciprofloxacin (74.12%), amikacin (68.65%), while significant resistance found kanamycin, neomycin, trimethoprim. Nearly 49% strains MDR, Gram-positive cocci, Enterobacteriaceae, non-Enterobacteriaceae showing varying across 18 MDR genera. In conclusion, pet are species, posing a risk owners.

Language: Английский

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