@article{fdi:010069372,
  title = {{VIM}-1 carbapenemase-producing {E}scherichia coli in gulls from southern {F}rance},
  author = {{V}ittecoq, {M}. and {L}aurens, {C}. and {B}razier, {L}. and {D}urand, {P}. and {E}lguero, {E}ric and {A}rnal, {A}. and {T}homas, {F}. and {A}berkane, {S}. and {R}enaud, {N}. and {P}rugnolle, {F}. and {S}olassol, {J}. and {J}ean-{P}ierre, {H}. and {G}odreuil, {S}. and {R}enaud, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}cquired carbapenemases currently pose one of the most worrying public health threats related to antimicrobial resistance. {A} {NDM}-1-producing {S}almonella {C}orvallis was reported in 2013 in a wild raptor. {F}urther research was needed to understand the role of wild birds in the transmission of bacteria resistant to carbapenems. {O}ur aim was to investigate the presence of carbapenem-resistant {E}scherichia coli in gulls from southern {F}rance. {I}n 2012, we collected 158 cloacal swabs samples from two gull species: yellow-legged gulls ({L}arus michahellis) that live in close contact with humans and slender-billed gulls ({C}hroicocephalus genei) that feed at sea. {W}e molecularly compared the carbapenem-resistant bacteria we isolated through culture on selective media with the carbapenem-susceptible strains sampled from both gull species and from stool samples of humans hospitalized in the study area. {T}he genes coding for carbapenemases were tested by multiplex {PCR}. {W}e isolated 22 carbapenem-resistant {E}.coli strains from yellow-legged gulls while none were isolated from slender-billed gulls. {A}ll carbapenem-resistant isolates were positive for bla({VIM}-1) gene. {VIM}-1-producing {E}.coli were closely related to carbapenem-susceptible strains isolated from the two gull species but also to human strains. {O}ur results are alarming enough to make it urgently necessary to determine the contamination source of the bacteria we identified. {M}ore generally, our work highlights the need to develop more bridges between studies focusing on wildlife and humans in order to improve our knowledge of resistant bacteria transmission routes.},
  keywords = {antimicrobial resistance ; enterobacteria ; humans ; {L}arus ; molecular ; characterization ; phylogenetic analyses ; wild birds ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cology and {E}volution},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {1224--1232},
  ISSN = {2045-7758},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1002/ece3.2707},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069372},
}