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ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in Swedish gulls: A case of environmental pollution from humans?
Zoonosis Science Center, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden .
Department of Animal Health and Antimicrobial strategies, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Uppsala, Sweden .ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2219-2659
Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden .
Zoonosis Science Center, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden .
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2017 (English)In: PLOS ONE, E-ISSN 1932-6203, Vol. 12, no 12, article id e0190380Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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ESBL-producing bacteria are present in wildlife and the environment might serve as a resistance reservoir. Wild gulls have been described as frequent carriers of ESBL-producing E. coli strains with genotypic characteristics similar to strains found in humans. Therefore, potential dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria between the human population and wildlife need to be further investigated. Occurrence and characterization of ESBL-producing E. coli in Swedish wild gulls were assessed and compared to isolates from humans, livestock and surface water collected in the same country and similar time-period. Occurrence of ESBL-producing E. coli in Swedish gulls is about three times higher in gulls compared to Swedish community carriers (17% versus 5%) and the genetic characteristics of the ESBL-producing E. coli population in Swedish wild gulls and Swedish human are similar. ESBL-plasmids IncF- and IncI1-type carrying ESBL-genes blaCTX-M-15 or blaCTX-M-14 were most common in isolates from both gulls and humans, but there was limited evidence of clonal transmission. Isolates from Swedish surface water harbored similar genetic characteristics, which highlights surface waters as potential dissemination routes between wildlife and the human population. Even in a low-prevalence country such as Sweden, the occurrence of ESBL producing E. coli in wild gulls and the human population appears to be connected and the occurrence of ESBL-producing E. coli in Swedish gulls is likely a case of environmental pollution.

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Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017. Vol. 12, no 12, article id e0190380
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-107616DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190380ISI: 000419033400056PubMedID: 29284053Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85039802074OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-107616DiVA, id: diva2:1788464
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Medical Research Council of Southeast Sweden (FORSS)Available from: 2023-08-16 Created: 2023-08-16 Last updated: 2023-12-29Bibliographically approved

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