Listeria monocytogenes at the human-wildlife interface: black bears (Ursus americanus) as potential vehicles for Listeria

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dc.contributor.authorParsons, Cameronen
dc.contributor.authorNiedermeyer, Jeffen
dc.contributor.authorGould, Nicholasen
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Phillipen
dc.contributor.authorStrules, Jenniferen
dc.contributor.authorParsons, Arielle W.en
dc.contributor.authorMesa-Cruz, J. Bernardoen
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Marcella J.en
dc.contributor.authorHooker, Michael J.en
dc.contributor.authorChamberlain, Michael J.en
dc.contributor.authorOlfenbuttel, Colleenen
dc.contributor.authorDePerno, Christopheren
dc.contributor.authorKathariou, Sophiaen
dc.contributor.departmentFish and Wildlife Conservationen
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-07T14:34:37Zen
dc.date.available2020-02-07T14:34:37Zen
dc.date.issued2019-11en
dc.description.abstractListeria monocytogenes is the causative agent of the foodborne illness listeriosis, which can result in severe symptoms and death in susceptible humans and other animals. L. monocytogenes is ubiquitous in the environment and isolates from food and food processing, and clinical sources have been extensively characterized. However, limited information is available on L. monocytogenes from wildlife, especially from urban or suburban settings. As urban and suburban areas are expanding worldwide, humans are increasingly encroaching into wildlife habitats, enhancing the frequency of human-wildlife contacts and associated pathogen transfer events. We investigated the prevalence and characteristics of L. monocytogenes in 231 wild black bear capture events between 2014 and 2017 in urban and suburban sites in North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and United States, with samples derived from 183 different bears. Of the 231 captures, 105 (45%) yielded L. monocytogenes either alone or together with other Listeria. Analysis of 501 samples, primarily faeces, rectal and nasal swabs for Listeria spp., yielded 777 isolates, of which 537 (70%) were L. monocytogenes. Most L. monocytogenes isolates exhibited serotypes commonly associated with human disease: serotype 1/2a or 3a (57%), followed by the serotype 4b complex (33%). Interestingly, approximately 50% of the serotype 4b isolates had the IVb-v1 profile, associated with emerging clones of L. monocytogenes. Thus, black bears may serve as novel vehicles for L. monocytogenes, including potentially emerging clones. Our results have significant public health implications as they suggest that the ursine host may preferentially select for L. monocytogenes of clinically relevant lineages over the diverse listerial populations in the environment. These findings also help to elucidate the ecology of L. monocytogenes and highlight the public health significance of the human-wildlife interface.en
dc.description.notesThis work is supported by the AFRI-ELI under award #2017-6701226001 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Funding for the Georgia portion of this project was graciously provided by the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources-Wildlife Resources Division, and the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, the Alcinda Acorn Foundation, and the Faile Foundation provided funds to temporarily house bears at the VT-BBRC.en
dc.description.sponsorshipAFRI-ELI under USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture [2017-6701226001]; Georgia Department of Transportation; Georgia Department of Natural Resources-Wildlife Resources Division; Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia; Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Alcinda Acorn Foundation; Faile Foundationen
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13509en
dc.identifier.issn1751-7915en
dc.identifier.pmid31713354en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/96759en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.titleListeria monocytogenes at the human-wildlife interface: black bears (Ursus americanus) as potential vehicles for Listeriaen
dc.title.serialMicrobial Biotechnologyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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