Pesquisa de bactérias gram-negativas em canários-da-terra (Sicalis flaveola) resgatados do tráfico ilegal de aves no Brasil

• Autor(a) principal: Davies, Yamê Miniero
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Guimarães, Marta Brito, Milanelo, Liliane, Oliveira, Maria Gabriela Xavier de, Gomes, Vasco Túlio de Moura, Azevedo, Natalia Philadelpho, Cunha, Marcos Paulo Vieira, Moreno, Luisa Zanolli, Romero, Débora Cristina, Christ, Ana Paula Guarnieri, Sato, Maria Inês Zanoli, Moreno, Andrea Micke, Ferreira, Antonio José Piantino, Sá, Lilian Rose Marques de, Knöbl, Terezinha
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/109042
• topic: Birds; Sicalis flaveola; Microbiology; Enterobacteria; Public health; Aves; Sicalis flaveola; Microbiologia; Enterobactérias; Saúde pública

Passerines such as canaries or finches are the most unlawfully captured species that are sent to wildlife centers in São Paulo, Brazil. Captured birds may have infection by opportunistic bacteria in stressful situations. This fact becomes relevant when seized passerine are reintroduced. The aim of this study was to evaluate the health state of finches from illegal wildlife trade using microbiological approaches. Microbiological samples were collected by cloacal and tracheal swabs of 100 birds, captured during 2012 and 2013. The results indicate high frequency of gram-negative bacteria in feces and oropharynx, especially from the Enterobacteriaceae family (97.5%). The most frequent genera were Escherichia coli (46.5%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (10.4%). Enterobacter cloacae, Serratia liquefaciens, Serratia spp. Klebsiella oxytoca and Citrobacter freundii were isolated with lower frequency from asymptomatic birds. The presence of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and Shiga toxin-producing strain (STEC) confirm the zoonotic risks and public health concern.