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Is Caretta Caretta a Carrier of Antibiotic Resistance in the Mediterranean Sea?

Dario SavocaRosa AlduinaGiulia CaracappaSerena FilippelloMarco ArculeoAntonino GentileGiulia ViscontiDomenico VicariArianna SucatoDelia GambinoAlessandro Presentato

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0301 basic medicineMicrobiology (medical)antibiotic resistance030106 microbiologyZoologyheavy metal resistanceIntegronAntibiotic resistance Caretta caretta Mediterranean SeaBiochemistryMicrobiologyLoggerhead sea turtleArticleantimicrobials03 medical and health sciencesAntibiotic resistanceMediterranean seacaretta carettamedicineMediterranean SeaPharmacology (medical)Marine ecosystemGeneral Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceuticsbiologymobile elementfungilcsh:RM1-950<i>caretta caretta</i>biology.organism_classificationloggerhead sea turtle030104 developmental biologyInfectious Diseaseslcsh:Therapeutics. PharmacologyAeromonasbiology.proteinColistinSeawatermedicine.drug

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Sea turtles can be considered a sentinel species for monitoring the health of marine ecosystems, acting, at the same time, as a carrier of microorganisms. Indeed, sea turtles can acquire the microbiota from their reproductive sites and feeding, contributing to the diffusion of antibiotic-resistant strains to uncontaminated environments. This study aims to unveil the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in (i) loggerhead sea turtles stranded along the coast of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea), (ii) unhatched and/or hatched eggs, (iii) sand from the turtles&rsquo

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-03-10Antibiotics
10.3390/antibiotics9030116http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7148500