Species and Strain Variability among Sarcina Isolates from Diverse Mammalian Hosts

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985904%3A_____%2F23%3A00572440" target="_blank" >RIV/67985904:_____/23:00572440 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41210/23:94998

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/9/1529" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/9/1529</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13091529" target="_blank" >10.3390/ani13091529</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Species and Strain Variability among Sarcina Isolates from Diverse Mammalian Hosts

Original language description

Sporadic but repeated occurrences of Sarcina spp. indicate that these microorganisms with atypical morphology forming packets in the fecal microbiota of animals without health problems may not always be pathogenic and seem to be a common part of the gut microbiota of various mammals. Aside from that, genotyping characterization indicates species and strain variability among Sarcina isolates and the potential presence of two novel taxonomic units originating from dog and elephant hosts.Sarcina spp. has been isolated from the gastrointestinal tracts of diverse mammalian hosts. Their presence is often associated with host health complications, as is evident from many previously published medical case reports. However, only a handful of studies have made proper identification. Most other identifications were solely based on typical Sarcina-like morphology without genotyping. Therefore, the aim of this work was culture detection and the taxonomic classification of Sarcina isolates originating from different mammalian hosts. Sarcina-like colonies were isolated and collected during cultivation analyses of animal fecal samples (n = 197) from primates, dogs, calves of domestic cattle, elephants, and rhinoceroses. The study was carried out on apparently healthy animals kept in zoos or by breeders in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Selected isolates were identified and compared using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and multi-locus sequence analysis (MLSA, Iles, pheT, pyrG, rplB, rplC, and rpsC). The results indicate the taxonomic variability of Sarcina isolates. S. ventriculi appears to be a common gut microorganism in various captive primates. In contrast, a random occurrence was also recorded in dogs. However, dog isolate N13/4e could represent the next potential novel Sarcina taxonomic unit. Also, a potentially novel Sarcina species was found in elephants, with occurrences in all tested hosts. S. maxima isolates were detected rarely, only in rhinoceroses. Although Sarcina bacteria are often linked to lethal diseases, our results indicate that Sarcina spp. appear to be a common member of the gut microbiota and seem to be an opportunistic pathogen. Further characterization and pathogenic analyses are required.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10606 - Microbiology

Project

<a href="/en/project/EF16_019%2F0000845" target="_blank" >EF16_019/0000845: Centre for investigation of synthesis and transformation of nutritional substances in the food chain in interaction with potentially harmful substances of athropogenic origin: assessment of contamination risks for the quality of production</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Animals

ISSN

2076-2615

e-ISSN

2076-2615

Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

9

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

1529

UT code for WoS article

000987003900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85159148626