Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella spp. in small Indian mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus) in Grenada,West Indies |
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| Authors: | Steven Miller Victor Amadi Diana Stone Roger Johnson Harry Hariharan Ulrike Zieger |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Wildlife Conservation Medicine Program, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George''s University, West Indies, Grenada;2. Pathobiology Academic Program, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George''s University, West Indies, Grenada;3. Office International des Epizooties (OIE) Reference Laboratory for Salmonellosis, Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses, Public Health Agency of Canada, 110 Stone Rd. West, Guelph, ON N1G 3W4, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Intestinal samples from 156 small Indian mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus) collected island-wide in Grenada from April 2011 to March 2013 were examined for the presence of Salmonella enterica spp. Nineteen (12%) mongooses were culture-positive for S. enterica spp. of which five serotypes were identified. Salmonella javiana and S. Montevideo were the most commonly isolated serotypes. The other serotypes isolated were S. Rubislaw, S. Panama and S. Arechavaleta. All isolates were susceptible to amoxicillin–clavulanic acid, ampicillin, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, gentamicin, nalidixic acid, imipenem and trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole. One isolate (S. Montevideo) showed resistance to tetracycline and intermediate resistance to streptomycin. The five isolated Salmonella serotypes are potential human pathogens suggesting that the mongoose may play a role in the epidemiology of human salmonellosis in Grenada. |
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| Keywords: | Salmonella Serotypes Mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus Antimicrobial susceptibility Grenada |
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