Publications by authors named "Andrea Soffiatti Grael"
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- Escherichia coli is a common inhabitant of the microbiota in warm-blooded animals, with many strains being harmless, but some can cause disease and show antimicrobial resistance.
- A study conducted on seabirds along the Brazilian coast aimed to analyze the presence of Enterobacteriales, focusing on differences between migratory and resident birds, and assessing the resistance profiles of identified E. coli strains.
- Results showed that 70% of the seabirds carried E. coli, with a significant portion displaying antimicrobial resistance, including resistance to critical drugs, highlighting their role as potential reservoirs for human pathogens.
In view of growing concerns, in a One Health context, regarding the transport and dissemination of pathogenic microorganisms among seabirds and other vertebrate animals, including humans, the aim of this study was to identify Salmonella spp. in stranded and non-stranded resident and migratory wild seabirds from the Brazilian coast. Antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular profiles, quinolone resistance genes and antigenic characterization of the isolates were also carried out.
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