02645naa a2200349 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000160006024501360007626000090021252015800022165000260180165000130182765000230184065000270186365000180189065000200190865000130192865000210194165300200196265300250198265300230200765300320203070000190206270000170208170000230209870000230212170000220214470000190216670000220218577300880220720422282016-03-30       2015    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aHORN, R. V.  aIdentification and antimicrobial resistance of members from the enterobacteriaceae family isolated from canaries (Serinus canaria).  c2015  aThe Enterobacteriaceae family contains potentially zoonotic bacteria, and their presence in canaries is often reported, though the current status of these in bird flocks is unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the most common genera of enterobacteria from canaries (Serinus canaria) and their antimicrobial resistance profiles. From February to June of 2013, a total of 387 cloacal swab samples from eight domiciliary breeding locations of Fortaleza city, Brazil, were collected and 58 necropsies were performed in canaries, which belonged to the Laboratory of Ornithological Studies. The samples were submitted to microbiological procedure using buffered peptone water and MacConkey agar. Colonies were selected according to their morphological characteristics on selective agar and submitted for biochemical identification and antimicrobial susceptibility. A total of 61 isolates were obtained, of which 42 were from cloacal swabs and 19 from necropsies. The most isolated bacteria was Escherichia coli with twenty five strains, followed by fourteen Klebsiella spp., twelve Enterobacter spp., seven Pantoea agglomerans, two Serratia spp. and one Proteus mirabilis. The antimicrobial to which the strains presented most resistance was sulfonamides with 55.7%, followed by ampicillin with 54.1% and tetracycline with 39.3%. The total of multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR) was 34 (55.7%). In conclusion, canaries harbor members of the Enterobacteriaceae family and common strains present a high antimicrobial resistance rate, with a high frequency of MDR bacteria.  aAntibiotic resistance  aCanaries  aEnterobacteriaceae  aGram-negative bacteria  aPasseriformes  aSerinus canaria  aCanário  aEscherichia Coli  aEnterobactéria  aMultidrug-resistance  aMultirresistência  aResistência antimicrobiana1 aCARDOSO, W. M.1 aLOPES, E. S.1 aTEIXEIRA, R. S. C.1 aALBUQUERQUE, A. H.1 aROCHA-E-SILVA, R.1 aMACHADO, D. N.1 aBEZERRA, W. G. A.  tPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, Brasília, DFgv. 35, n. 6, p. 552-556, jun. 2015