Avian Pathogenicity Genes and Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolates from Wild Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in British Columbia, Canada

Chelsea G. Himsworth; Erin Zabek; Andrea Desruisseau; E. Jane Parmley; Richard Reid-Smith; Mira Leslie; Neil Ambrose; David M. Patrick; William Cox

doi:10.7589/2015-09-238

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Chelsea G. Himsworth,^1,2,* Erin Zabek,² Andrea Desruisseau,³ E. Jane Parmley,^3,** Richard Reid-Smith,^3,** Mira Leslie,² Neil Ambrose,⁴ David M. Patrick,¹ William Cox²

¹1School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, 2206 E Mall, Vancouver, Bri
²2Animal Health Centre, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsfor
³3Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses, Public Health Agency of Canada, 110 Stone Road W, Guelph, Ontari
⁴4Ambrose Poultry Consulting Ltd., PO Box 80, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, V2W 1V9, Canada;

^*Corresponding author (email: Chelsea.Himsworth@gov.bc.ca)
^**Current address: Centre for Foodborne, Environmental, and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada, 160 Research Lane, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 3W4, Canada;

Abstract

We report avian pathogenic and antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in wild Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) trapped at a commercial chicken hatchery in British Columbia, Canada, and provide evidence that rats can become colonized with, and possibly act as a source of, poultry pathogens present in their environment.

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Chelsea G. Himsworth, Erin Zabek, Andrea Desruisseau, E. Jane Parmley, Richard Reid-Smith, Mira Leslie, Neil Ambrose, David M. Patrick, and William Cox "Avian Pathogenicity Genes and Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolates from Wild Norway Rats ( Rattus norvegicus) in British Columbia, Canada," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 52(2), 418-421, (1 April 2016). https://doi.org/10.7589/2015-09-238

Received: 1 September 2015; Accepted: 1 October 2015; Published: 1 April 2016

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