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Antibiotic susceptibility of faecal bacteria in Antarctic penguins |
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| Authors: | Jonas Bonnedahl Björn Olsen Jonas Waldenström Tina Broman Jari Jalava Pentti Huovinen Monica Österblad |
| Institution: | 3. Department of Microbiology and Hospital hygiene, Kalmar County Hospital, 391 85, Kalmar, Sweden 4. Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden 5. Section for Zoonotic Ecology and Epidemiology, Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Kalmar University, 391 82, Kalmar, Sweden 6. CBRN Defence and Security, Swedish Defence Research Agency, 901 82, Ume?, Sweden 1. Department of Bacterial and Inflammatory Diseases, Laboratory of Human Microbial Ecology, National Public Health Institute, Kiinamyllynkatu 13, 20520, Turku, Finland 2. Antimicrobial Research Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland |
| Abstract: | Faecal bacteria from 49 Gentoo penguins on the Antarctic Peninsula were identified by biochemical methods and sequencing, and tested for antibiotic susceptibility using agar dilution. Of the 42 Enterobacteriaceae isolates found, 39 belonged to the genus Edwardsiella. All isolates were susceptible to the 17 antibiotics tested. This implies that antibiotic selection pressure is a prerequisite to a high prevalence of antibiotic resistance, and in the absence of contact with human activities, antibiotic resistance in Enterobacteriaceae remains undetectable. |
| Keywords: | Enterobacteriaceae Antimicrobial resistance Edwardsiella Antarctic Peninsula Pygoscelis papua Animal |
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