RT Journal Article
T1 Raccoons (Procyon lotor) in the Madrid region of Spain are carriers of antimicrobial‐resistant Escherichia coli and enteropathogenic E. coli
A1 Orden Gutiérrez, José Antonio
A1 García‐Meniño, Isidro
A1 Flament‐Simon, Saskia C.
A1 Blanco, Jorge
A1 Francisco Sobrino, 
A1 Fuente López, Ricardo De La
A1 Martínez Rodrigo, Abel
A1 Mas Zubiri, Alicia
A1 Carrión Herrero, Francisco Javier
A1 Domínguez Bernal, Gustavo Ramón
A1 Sobrino, Francisco
AB The role of wildlife in the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance is unclear. Raccoons in North America can carry a variety of enteric bacteria, with associated antimicrobial resistance, that could infect humans and livestock. The potential for raccoons to carry these bacteria in Europe, where they are an invasive species, has not been explored. Our objectives were to determine the prevalence of Escherichia coli with associated antimicrobial resistance in raccoons from the Madrid region of Spain and to determine whether they are carriers of potential human pathogens, including verotoxin‐producing E. coli (VTEC) and enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC). In total, we tested 237 E. coli isolates from the faeces of 83 euthanized raccoons for susceptibility to 14 antimicrobial agents and the presence of VTEC and EPEC. Antimicrobial resistance to at least one antimicrobial was detected in the faeces of 51% (42/83; 95% CI, 40.1–61.1) of the raccoons tested. A high percentage of raccoons carried, in their faeces, E. coli isolates resistant to ampicillin (33%), streptomycin (33%), tetracycline (30%), sulphafurazole (31%) and trimethoprim‐sulphamethoxazole (23%). We detected one isolate of extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase‐producing E. coli from the faeces of one raccoon. We detected VTEC in the faeces of one raccoon, and EPEC in the faeces of 12% (10/83) of the raccoons. Of the raccoons that carried EPEC in their faeces, 60% (6/10) carried EPEC isolates that exhibited characteristics associated with pathogenicity in humans. Raccoons in Madrid can carry pathogenic and antimicrobial‐resistant E. coli in their faeces and may be a risk to public health because of their potential to contaminate food and the environment with their faeces.
PB Wiley
SN 1863-1959
YR 2020
FD 2020-11-23
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92562
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92562
LA eng
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NO Comunidad de Madrid
NO Instituto de Salud Carlos III
NO Xunta de Galicia 
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid - Banco de Santander
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 oct 2024