Ignasi Roca, Kathya Espinoza, Cinthia Irigoin-Lovera, Maria Piquet, Luciano A Palomino-Kobayashi, Angie K Castillo, Diego D Gonzales-DelCarpio, Joaquim Viñes, Laura Muñoz, Barbara Ymaña, Rosario Oporto, Carlos Zavalaga, Maria J Pons, Joaquim Ruiz
Acinetobacter spp. are often isolated from natural sources, but knowledge about their presence in wild animals is fragmented and uncomplete. The present study aimed to characterize a series of Acinetobacter radioresistens isolated from Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti). Fifteen Humboldt penguins from an inhabited northern Peruvian island were sampled. Microorganisms were identified by MALDI-TOF MS. Antibiotic susceptibility to 12 antimicrobial agents was established, and clonal relationships were determined...
March 14, 2024: European Journal of Microbiology & Immunology