TABLE 1.
Wild animal species sampled and the prevalence of antibiotic resistant-, multidrug resistant-, and extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing-Escherichia coli from respective host species from Guadeloupe (French West Indies).
| Animals |
Number (N) |
E. coli |
Sampling sites (N) | |||
| Classes | Species | ARaN (%) | MDRbN (%) | ESBcN (%) | ||
| Reptiles | Anolis marmoratus | 234 | 5 (2.1) | 2 (0.8) | 0 | 56 |
| Anolis terraealtae | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Iguana delicatissima | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Anolis ferreus | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Iguana iguana | 17 | 3 (17.6)d | 3 (17.6)d | 1 (5.8) | 2 | |
| Rodents | Rattus rattus | 187 | 12 (6.4)d | 11 5 (5.9) | 0 | 14 |
| Rattus norvegicus | 162 | 23 (14.2)d | 12 (7.4) | 5 (3.1) | 15 | |
| Mus musculus | 19 | 3 (15.8) | 2 (10.5) | 0 | 6 | |
| Birds | Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Plumbeous Warbler (Setophaga plumbea) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| American Redstar (Setophaga ruticilla) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Black-faced Grassquit (Tiaris bicolor) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Black and White Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Black-whiskered Vireo (Vireo altiloquus) | 17 | 1 (5.9) | 1 (5.9) | 0 | 6 | |
| Caribbean Elaenia (Elaenia martinica) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Carib Grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) | 4 | 1 (25.0)d | 1 (25.0)d | 1 (25.0)d | 2 | |
| Lesser Antillean Saltator (Saltator albicollis) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pearly-eyed Thrasher (Margarops fuscatus) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Scaly-breasted Thrasher (Margarops fuscus) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bridled Quail Dove (Geotrygon mystacea) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Forest Thrush (Turdus lherminieri) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Green Heron (Butorides virescens) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
aAR, antibiotic resistant; bMDR, multidrug resistant; cESBL, extended spectrum beta-lactamase; dtwo isolates in one animal.