Prevalence of Citrobacter spp. From Pet Turtles and Their Environment

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• 作者：Sabrina Hossain ; MS^a ; Sudu Hakuruge Madusha Pramud Wimalasena ; BSc^a ; Mahanama De Zoysa ; PhD^b ; Gang-Joon Heo ; PhD ; DrVetMed^a ; ^{gjh6087@gmail.com}
• 关键词：prevalence ; Citrobacter spp. ; pet turtles ; Citrobacter spp. infection ; antibiotic resistance
• 刊名：Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：26
• 期：1
• 页码：7-12
• 全文大小：212 K
• 卷排序：26

文摘

Pet turtles are considered a source of bacterial infection to humans when handled in captivity. Turtles purchased from 9 pet shops and 8 online markets in Korea were examined to determine whether the turtles and their environment were contaminated with Citrobacter spp. Biochemical tests and morphology revealed that Citrobacter spp. were isolated from 7 fecal and 76 environmental samples. Among the 7 fecal isolates, 5 bacteria were identified as Citrobacter freundii through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The isolation rate of Citrobacter spp. from soil and water samples increased over time. Each of the isolate’s antibiotic resistance was characterized with a disk diffusion test. The strains showed susceptibility against amikacin, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, imipenem, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, and tetracycline, but were resistant to cefoxitin, cephalotin, and chloramphenicol. These results indicate that pet turtles are a potential source of Citrobacter infection in humans in Korea.