Abstract
Gram-negative isolates (n = 84) from 71% of free-ranging Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) in Illinois and Tennessee, United States, demonstrated resistance to at least one antibiotic while 30% of isolates demonstrated resistance to two or more antibiotics. Resistance was observed against cefoxitin, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, cefazolin, ampicillin, ticarcillin, cefovecin, and ceftiofur. Gram-positive bacteria were isolated from 49 turtles, and all were observed to be resistant to two or more antibiotics. Gram-positive isolate resistance was observed to penicillin, cefoxitin, oxacillin, clindamycin, amikacin, enrofloxacin, cefovecin, ceftiofur, cefazolin, marbofloxacin, gentamicin, erythromycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and chloramphenicol. Health parameters including packed cell volume, total white blood cell count (WBC), total solids (TS), and weight were not significantly different based on antibiotic resistance patterns; however, decreasing WBC and TS were observed when the number of antibiotic-resistant detections in Gram-positive bacteria increased.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 708-715 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2017 |
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Keywords
- Box turtle
- Citrobacter
- Enterococcus
- antibiotic resistance
- ecosystem health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
- veterinary(all)
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MULTI-DRUG RESISTANCE PATTERNS of ENTERIC BACTERIA in TWO POPULATIONS of FREE-RANGING EASTERN BOX TURTLES (TERRAPENE CAROLINA CAROLINA). / Rasmussen, Cari; Allender, Matthew C; Phillips, Christopher A; Byrd, John; Lloyd, Terrell; Maddox, Carol W.
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T1 - MULTI-DRUG RESISTANCE PATTERNS of ENTERIC BACTERIA in TWO POPULATIONS of FREE-RANGING EASTERN BOX TURTLES (TERRAPENE CAROLINA CAROLINA)
AU - Rasmussen, Cari
AU - Allender, Matthew C
AU - Phillips, Christopher A
AU - Byrd, John
AU - Lloyd, Terrell
AU - Maddox, Carol W
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - Gram-negative isolates (n = 84) from 71% of free-ranging Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) in Illinois and Tennessee, United States, demonstrated resistance to at least one antibiotic while 30% of isolates demonstrated resistance to two or more antibiotics. Resistance was observed against cefoxitin, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, cefazolin, ampicillin, ticarcillin, cefovecin, and ceftiofur. Gram-positive bacteria were isolated from 49 turtles, and all were observed to be resistant to two or more antibiotics. Gram-positive isolate resistance was observed to penicillin, cefoxitin, oxacillin, clindamycin, amikacin, enrofloxacin, cefovecin, ceftiofur, cefazolin, marbofloxacin, gentamicin, erythromycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and chloramphenicol. Health parameters including packed cell volume, total white blood cell count (WBC), total solids (TS), and weight were not significantly different based on antibiotic resistance patterns; however, decreasing WBC and TS were observed when the number of antibiotic-resistant detections in Gram-positive bacteria increased.
AB - Gram-negative isolates (n = 84) from 71% of free-ranging Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) in Illinois and Tennessee, United States, demonstrated resistance to at least one antibiotic while 30% of isolates demonstrated resistance to two or more antibiotics. Resistance was observed against cefoxitin, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, cefazolin, ampicillin, ticarcillin, cefovecin, and ceftiofur. Gram-positive bacteria were isolated from 49 turtles, and all were observed to be resistant to two or more antibiotics. Gram-positive isolate resistance was observed to penicillin, cefoxitin, oxacillin, clindamycin, amikacin, enrofloxacin, cefovecin, ceftiofur, cefazolin, marbofloxacin, gentamicin, erythromycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and chloramphenicol. Health parameters including packed cell volume, total white blood cell count (WBC), total solids (TS), and weight were not significantly different based on antibiotic resistance patterns; however, decreasing WBC and TS were observed when the number of antibiotic-resistant detections in Gram-positive bacteria increased.
KW - Box turtle
KW - Citrobacter
KW - Enterococcus
KW - antibiotic resistance
KW - ecosystem health
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