title: Zero prevalence of extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producing bacteria in 300 breeding Collared Flycatchers in Sweden.
abstract: Wild birds are important indicators and potential spreaders of antibiotic resistance. The order Passerines is scarcely studied apart from Corvus sp. but extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) has been found in Blackbirds. We tested 300 fecal samples from a well-studied population of Collared Flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis) at the Island of Gotland in Sweden and found no ESBL-producing bacteria. These results support the idea of 'ecological guild' as Blackbirds are ground-foraging invertebrate feeders, whereas Collared Flycatchers are aerial insectivores not regularly coming into contact with fecal contaminations and therefore less prone to acquire pathogens spread by the fecal-oral route.
authors.affiliation: Section for Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Josef D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Järhult
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stedt
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gustafsson
keywords: E. coli; ESBL; Passerines; antibiotic resistance; surveillance; wild birds
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