Clostridium difficile in wild rodents and insectivores in the Netherlands
With wild rodents and insectivores being present around humans and their living, working and food production environments, it is important to gain knowledge of the zoonotic pathogens present in these animals. The enteropathogen Clostridium difficile, an opportunistic anaerobic bacteria, can be carri...
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ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/550669 2024-04-28T08:37:01+00:00 Clostridium difficile in wild rodents and insectivores in the Netherlands Krijger, I.M. Meerburg, B.G. Harmanus, C. Burt, S.A. 2019 application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/clostridium-difficile-in-wild-rodents-and-insectivores-in-the-net https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.13159 en eng https://edepot.wur.nl/477642 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/clostridium-difficile-in-wild-rodents-and-insectivores-in-the-net doi:10.1111/lam.13159 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Wageningen University & Research Letters in Applied Microbiology 69 (2019) 1 ISSN: 0266-8254 Clostridioides difficile Mus musculus Rattus rattus animal to human farms house mouse transmission zoonotic pathogen Article/Letter to editor 2019 ftunivwagenin https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.13159 2024-04-03T15:17:23Z With wild rodents and insectivores being present around humans and their living, working and food production environments, it is important to gain knowledge of the zoonotic pathogens present in these animals. The enteropathogen Clostridium difficile, an opportunistic anaerobic bacteria, can be carried by both animals and humans, and is distributed globally. It is known that there is genetic overlap between human and animal sources of C. difficile. In this study, the aim was to assess the presence of C. difficile in rodents and insectivores trapped on and around pig and cattle farms in the Netherlands. In total 347 rodents and insectivores (10 different species) were trapped and 39·2% tested positive for presence of C. difficile. For all positive samples the ribotype (RT) was determined, and in total there were 13 different RTs found (in descending order of frequency: 057, 010, 029, 005, 073, 078, 015, 035, 454, 014, 058, 062, 087). Six of the RTs isolated from rodents and insectivores are known to be associated with human C. difficile infection; RT005, RT010, RT014, RT015, RT078 and RT087. The presence of rodents and insectivores in and around food production buildings (e.g. farms) could contribute to the spread of C. difficile in the human environment. In order to enable on-farm management for pathogen control, it is essential to comprehend the role of wild rodents and insectivores that could potentially affect the ecology of disease agents on farms. Significance and Impact of the Study: This study shows that rodents and insectivores in and around food production buildings (e.g. farms) can carry Clostridium difficile ribotypes associated with human C. difficile infection (CDI). C. difficile spores in rodent and insectivore droppings are able to survive in the environment for prolonged periods, leading to host-to-host exposure and transmission. Therefore we can state that rodent and insectivore presence on farms is a risk for zoonotic pathogen transmission of C. difficile. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library Letters in Applied Microbiology 69 1 35 40 |
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Clostridioides difficile Mus musculus Rattus rattus animal to human farms house mouse transmission zoonotic pathogen Krijger, I.M. Meerburg, B.G. Harmanus, C. Burt, S.A. Clostridium difficile in wild rodents and insectivores in the Netherlands |
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With wild rodents and insectivores being present around humans and their living, working and food production environments, it is important to gain knowledge of the zoonotic pathogens present in these animals. The enteropathogen Clostridium difficile, an opportunistic anaerobic bacteria, can be carried by both animals and humans, and is distributed globally. It is known that there is genetic overlap between human and animal sources of C. difficile. In this study, the aim was to assess the presence of C. difficile in rodents and insectivores trapped on and around pig and cattle farms in the Netherlands. In total 347 rodents and insectivores (10 different species) were trapped and 39·2% tested positive for presence of C. difficile. For all positive samples the ribotype (RT) was determined, and in total there were 13 different RTs found (in descending order of frequency: 057, 010, 029, 005, 073, 078, 015, 035, 454, 014, 058, 062, 087). Six of the RTs isolated from rodents and insectivores are known to be associated with human C. difficile infection; RT005, RT010, RT014, RT015, RT078 and RT087. The presence of rodents and insectivores in and around food production buildings (e.g. farms) could contribute to the spread of C. difficile in the human environment. In order to enable on-farm management for pathogen control, it is essential to comprehend the role of wild rodents and insectivores that could potentially affect the ecology of disease agents on farms. Significance and Impact of the Study: This study shows that rodents and insectivores in and around food production buildings (e.g. farms) can carry Clostridium difficile ribotypes associated with human C. difficile infection (CDI). C. difficile spores in rodent and insectivore droppings are able to survive in the environment for prolonged periods, leading to host-to-host exposure and transmission. Therefore we can state that rodent and insectivore presence on farms is a risk for zoonotic pathogen transmission of C. difficile. |
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Krijger, I.M. Meerburg, B.G. Harmanus, C. Burt, S.A. |
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Krijger, I.M. Meerburg, B.G. Harmanus, C. Burt, S.A. |
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Krijger, I.M. |
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Clostridium difficile in wild rodents and insectivores in the Netherlands |
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Clostridium difficile in wild rodents and insectivores in the Netherlands |
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Clostridium difficile in wild rodents and insectivores in the Netherlands |
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Clostridium difficile in wild rodents and insectivores in the Netherlands |
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Clostridium difficile in wild rodents and insectivores in the Netherlands |
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clostridium difficile in wild rodents and insectivores in the netherlands |
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2019 |
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https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/clostridium-difficile-in-wild-rodents-and-insectivores-in-the-net https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.13159 |
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