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Diagnosis of Bacterial Infectious Diseases in a One Health Approach
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Diagnosis of Bacterial Infectious Diseases in a One Health Approach

A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2022) | Viewed by 8295

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Mario D'Incau

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Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna Bruno Ubertini, 25100 Brescia, Italy
Interests: bacteriology; bacterial antibiotic resistance; Escherichia coli; Leptospira; Mycobacterium; Salmonella; Yersinia

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

One Health refers to the concept that human, animal, and ecosystem health are inextricably linked. Efforts to improve public health from a One Health perspective seek to minimize risks that arise from the interface between humans, animals, and the environment.

Bacterial diseases, especially zoonoses, have a major impact on global public health, both in companion and food animals. Closer contact with companion animals and rapid socioeconomic changes in food production systems has increased the number of animal-borne bacterial diseases.

Moreover, the incorrect use or overuse of antimicrobials in the treatment of bacterial infections has led to increased antimicrobial resistance in farm and companion animals bacterial pathogens: therefore, animals have become potential spreaders of resistant bacteria in their environment and eventually, directly or indirectly (mainly through foods), to humans.

The One Health approach ensures the prevention and management of bacterial infections and effective monitoring of antimicrobial resistance, but demands combined efforts of physicians, vets, epidemiologists, and public health workers. This multidisciplinary collaboration also needs adequate surveillance systems, and strong laboratory capacity for continuing control and correct diagnosis, respectively.

In this Special Issue, we call on researchers to contribute their recent findings in the diagnosis and control of bacterial infectious diseases with an impact on public health; submissions with a focus on new diagnostic techniques, and antimicrobial resistance are particularly encouraged.

Dr. Mario D'Incau
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Bacterial diseases
  • Diagnosis
  • One Health
  • Antimicrobial resistance

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A PMAxxTM qPCR Assay Reveals That Dietary Administration of the Microalgae Tetraselmis chuii Does Not Affect Salmonella Infantis Caecal Content in Early-Treated Broiler Chickens
by Joselyn Corrales-Martinez, David Ortega-Paredes, Miroslava Anna Šefcová, César Marcelo Larrea-Álvarez, Sofía de Janon, José Medina-Santana, Gabriel Molina-Cuasapaz, Christian Vinueza-Burgos, Viera Revajová, Marco Larrea-Álvarez and William Calero-Cáceres
Vet. Sci. 2022, 9(9), 487; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9090487 - 8 Sep 2022
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Salmonella enterica serovars cause infections in humans. S. enterica subsp. enterica serovar Infantis is considered relevant and is commonly reported in poultry products. Evaluating innovative approaches for resisting colonization in animals could contribute to the goal of reducing potential human infections. Microalgae represent [...] Read more.
Salmonella enterica serovars cause infections in humans. S. enterica subsp. enterica serovar Infantis is considered relevant and is commonly reported in poultry products. Evaluating innovative approaches for resisting colonization in animals could contribute to the goal of reducing potential human infections. Microalgae represent a source of molecules associated with performance and health improvement in chickens. Tetraselmis chuii synthesizes fermentable polysaccharides as part of their cell wall content; these sugars are known for influencing caecal bacterial diversity. We hypothesized if its dietary administration could exert a positive effect on caecal microbiota in favor of a reduced S. Infantis load. A total of 72 one-day-old broiler chickens (COBB 500) were randomly allocated into three groups: a control, a group infected with bacteria (day 4), and a group challenged with S. Infantis but fed a microalgae-based diet. Caecal samples (n = 8) were collected two days post-infection. A PMAxxTM-based qPCR approach was developed to assess differences regarding bacterial viable load between groups. The inclusion of the microalga did not modify S. Infantis content, although the assay proved to be efficient, sensitive, and repeatable. The utilized scheme could serve as a foundation for developing novel PCR-based methodologies for estimating Salmonella colonization. Full article
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Rothia nasimurium as a Cause of Disease: First Isolation from Farmed Geese
by Yuhui Kang, Hongshan Zhou and Wenjie Jin
Vet. Sci. 2022, 9(5), 197; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9050197 - 21 Apr 2022
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Rothia nasimurium was known previously as an opportunistic pathogen of animals. However, there are few reports regarding the pathogenicity of Rothia nasimurium. In September 2020, geese contracted a disease of unknown cause which brought economic losses to a farm in Jiangsu Province, [...] Read more.
Rothia nasimurium was known previously as an opportunistic pathogen of animals. However, there are few reports regarding the pathogenicity of Rothia nasimurium. In September 2020, geese contracted a disease of unknown cause which brought economic losses to a farm in Jiangsu Province, China, prompting a series of investigations. The bacterium was isolated, cultured, and purified, and then identified using Gram staining, biochemical tests, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry, and 16S rRNA sequence analysis. After determining the obtained bacteria species, antibiotic susceptibility tests and animal regression experiments were carried out. A strain of bacterium was successfully isolated from the livers of the diseased geese, which was identified as a strain of the Gram-positive bacterium Rothia nasimurium according to the 16S rRNA sequencing results. By indexing references, no goose was reported to have been infected with Rothia nasimurium. The antibiotic susceptibility testing showed that only four antibiotics (amikacin, cefazolin, fosfomycin, and ampicillin/sulbactam) could effectively inhibit the growth of the Rothia nasimurium strain. The animal regression experiments showed that the novel isolated strain could infect goslings, and it also causes serious depilation of goslings. The results of the manuscript expanded the range of pathogenic microorganisms in geese, which is helpful to develop methods for avian endemic control. Full article
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Enhanced Asymptomatic Systemic Infection Caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides in a Captive Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
by Kyoo-Tae Kim, Haeseung Lee and Dongmi Kwak
Vet. Sci. 2021, 8(11), 280; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8110280 - 19 Nov 2021
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A 7-year-old male gray wolf was found dead at a zoo during exhibition. To determine the cause of death, histological and gross necropsy diagnoses and a molecular analysis were performed. The gross necropsy revealed a swollen abdomen, hemorrhagic exudates around the mouth, splenomegaly, [...] Read more.
A 7-year-old male gray wolf was found dead at a zoo during exhibition. To determine the cause of death, histological and gross necropsy diagnoses and a molecular analysis were performed. The gross necropsy revealed a swollen abdomen, hemorrhagic exudates around the mouth, splenomegaly, a discolored liver, a congested kidney, hemorrhagic ascites, and dark gray-colored membranes and air bubbles in the fundus of the stomach. Rod-shaped bacteria were found in the liver parenchyma and hemorrhagic ascites using Giemsa staining. The nucleotide sequencing of the cultured bacteria identified the causative agent as Plesiomonas shigelloides, which is rarely responsible for systemic infections. This study describes a rare case and the first reported systemic gastrointestinal infection due to P. shigelloides in a zoo animal. Full article
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