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Fecal Carriage of S. aureus and the mecA Gene in Resident Wild Birds and Its Zoonotic Potential

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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public health and preventive medicine

Abstract

Resistant Staphylococcus (S.) aureus in general and MRSA, in particular, have received great attention in both veterinary and human health sectors. The importance of fecal carriage of staphylococci is rarely encountered. This study aimed to investigate the role of wild birds in Giza governorate, Egypt in spreading resistant S. aureus from winter 2019 to summer 2021. Cloacal swabs and fecal droppings were collected from different species of wild birds (rock pigeons, laughing doves, cattle egrets, and hooded crows). Isolation and identification of Staphylococcus spp. were performed using Columbia agar base with 5% defibrinated sheep blood and mannitol salt agar. Moreover, molecular detection of the coa, nuc, and mecA genes has been investigated via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Out of 166 fecal samples examined, staphylococci had been confirmed in 100 samples (60.2%), with S. aureus representing 70% of the obtained staphylococci; however, non-aureus staphylococci represented the remaining 30% of the isolates. The mecA gene carriage was (57.1%) in S. aureus. This study highlighted the zoonotic potential of staphylococci isolated from resident wild birds in Giza, Egypt. Presences of such pathogenic microorganisms with their resistance traits around and in the human habitat add to the microbial community present around human dwellings in the study area. They may play a role in the spreading of various illnesses.

DOI

10.21608/javs.2022.132870.1143

Keywords

Coa gene, MecA gene, MRSA, PCR, wild birds

Authors

First Name

Heba

Last Name

El-Mahallawy

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Department of Animal Hygiene, Zoonoses, and Animal Behaviour and Management - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt.

Email

dr_ba1012_2@hotmail.com

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Orcid

0000-0001-6468-2483

First Name

Dalia

Last Name

Hamza

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 12211, Egypt.

Email

daliahamza@cu.edu.eg

City

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Orcid

0000-0001-7579-5432

First Name

Zeinab

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Department of Animal Hygiene, Zoonoses, and Animal Behaviour and Management - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt.

Email

zeinab.said@cu.edu.eg

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0003-2013-3460

Volume

7

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

35409

Issue Date

2022-07-01

Receive Date

2022-04-12

Publish Date

2022-07-09

Page Start

35

Page End

40

Print ISSN

1687-4072

Online ISSN

2090-3308

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https://javs.journals.ekb.eg/article_240228.html

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https://javs.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=240228

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Original Article

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1,095

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Publication Title

Journal of Applied Veterinary Sciences

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https://javs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Fecal Carriage of S. aureus and the mecA Gene in Resident Wild Birds and Its Zoonotic Potential

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22 Jan 2023