Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Escherichia coli Isolated from Feces of Wild Cranes Migrating to Kagoshima, Japan

作者：Kitadai Noriyuki; Obi Takeshi^*; Yamashita Shogo; Murase Toshiyuki; Takase Kozo

来源：Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 2012, 74(3): 395-397.

DOI：10.1292/jvms.11-0220

• antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli
• migratory bird
• wild crane

Susceptibility to 13 antimicrobial agents was examined for 138 Escherichia coli isolates obtained from 192 fecal samples of wild cranes that migrated for wintering to the Izumi plain, Kagoshima prefecture in Japan. The numbers of isolates that were resistant to the antimicrobials used in this study are as follows: oxytetracycline (OTC), 22 isolates; minocycline, 7 isolates; ampicillin (ABPC), 4 isolates; nalidixic acid, 4 isolates; enrofloxacin, 2 isolates; kanamycin, one isolate. Multidrug resistant isolates exhibiting 2-4 drug resistances were obtained. All of the OTC-resistant isolates carried either the let (A) or tet(B) gene. The bla(TEM) gene was found in all of the ABPC-resistant isolates.

• 出版日期2012-3