Zero prevalence of extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producing bacteria in 300 breeding Collared Flycatchers in Sweden

Wild birds are important indicators and potential spreaders of antibiotic resistance. The order Passerines is scarcely studied apart from Corvus sp. but extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) has been found in Blackbirds. We tested 300 fecal samples from a well-studied population of Collared Flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis) at the Island of Gotland in Sweden and found no ESBL-producing bacteria. These results support the idea of ‘ecological guild’ as Blackbirds are ground-foraging invertebrate feeders, whereas Collared Flycatchers are aerial insectivores not regularly coming into contact with fecal contaminations and therefore less prone to acquire pathogens spread by the fecal–oral route.

• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Infection Ecology & Epidemiology

• Publication date

  2013-01-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3402/iee.v3i0.20909PMID 23898397PMCID 3724952
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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