Microbiological survey for selected bacterial pathogens in European storm petrel (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Hydrobates pelagicus</Emphasis>, Linnaeus 1758) from Grosa Island (Murcia,Southeastern Spain) |
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Authors: | Mónica G Candela Gonzalo G Barberá Angel Sallent Luis León |
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Institution: | (1) Infectious Diseases, Department of Animal Health, Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Murcia University, Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain;(2) Water and Soil Conservation Department, CEBAS-CSIC, P.O. Box 164, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain;(3) Asociación de Naturalistas del Sureste (ANSE), Plaza Pintor José María Párraga, 11, 30003 Murcia, Spain |
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Abstract: | The current work shows the first step in the knowledge on the health status of European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) colony inhabiting Grosa Island (Murcia, SE Spain). We performed a screening about the bacterial pathogens carried by them
(among the infectious agents checked, bacteria of the orders Mollicutes and Chlamydiales, and the genera Salmonella are of main interest) and compare these results with similar works performed in Larus species because most of the breeding colonies of storm petrel share habitats with gull colonies, and these could become pathogen
reservoirs to petrels. Our results show the European storm petrels sampled have absence of pathogens of main interest and
low levels of opportunistic pathogens. No Mycoplasma species were isolated, and no Chlamydophila psittaci were demonstrated by lipopolysaccharide antigen immunodetection. The commensal bacteria were isolated in higher frequencies
than the previous Staphylococcus epidermidis (5/15), Staphylococcus hominis (2/15) and Staphylococcus aureus (1/15)]. The rate of isolation of Gram-negative was lower than in the previous Gram-positive bacteria Pasteurella sp. (1/15) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1/15)], and no Enterobacteriaceae were isolated. The absence of pathogen carriers on European storm petrel is the main conclusion of this survey; it is an
evidence that the bacterial infectious pathogens described in gulls may not be an important selective force on their survival. |
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Keywords: | Chlamydophila Mycoplasma Salmonella Larus Pasteurella Infection Epidemiology |
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