Investigating the Presence of Salmonella spp. in the Feces of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) in Istanbul

Year 2022, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 110 - 114, 30.06.2022

Cansu Engin Mehmet Can Öztürk Yalçın Abul Ilgın Kekeç Arzu Funda Bağcıgil

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1061914

Abstract

Wildlife is an important source of many infectious agents for domestic animals and humans. Increasing interactions between humans, domestic animals, and wildlife may cause the infection of contagious agents between the species. Domestic animals can be easily infected with Salmonella serovars as a result of its asymptomatic presence in the intestinal flora of wild animals and its spreading around. The presence of Salmonella species in the feces of red deer, which is an important member of wildlife in Turkey, was investigated in the present study. A total of 240 fecal samples were collected in sterile dry plastic containers from free-ranging deer at the Deer Breeding Farm in Istanbul Belgrad Forest, at least once a month for a year. The samples collected were examined through conventional culture and molecular methods (PCR). Salmonella spp. was not isolated from the samples examined.

Keywords

deer, feces, isolation, PCR, Salmonella

Supporting Institution

Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

Project Number

TDK-2019-33776

Thanks

This study was funded by Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa. Project number: TDK-2019-33776. Essential permission for collecting deer feces samples were obtained from the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks.

İstanbul’da Bulunan Kızıl Geyiklerin (Cervus elaphus) Dışkılarında Salmonella spp. Varlığının Araştırılması

Abstract

Yaban hayatı, hem evcil hayvanlar hem de insanlar için birçok infesiyöz etkenin önemli bir kaynağıdır. İnsanlar, evcil hayvanlar ve yaban hayatı arasındaki artan etkileşimler, infeksiyöz etkenlerin türler arası bulaşmasına neden olabilmektedir. Salmonella serovarlarının yaban hayvanlarının barsak florasında asemptomatik olarak bulunması ve çevreye yayılması sonucu kolaylıkla evcil hayvanlara bulaşabilmektedir. Bu çalışmada Türkiye’de yaban hayatının önemli bir üyesi olan kızıl geyik dışkılarında Salmonella türlerinin varlığı araştırıldı. İstanbul Belgrad Ormanı’ndaki Geyik Üretim Çiftliği’nde serbest halde yaşayan geyiklerden bir yıl boyunca her ay en az bir kez olmak üzere steril kuru plastik kaplara toplamda 240 dışkı örneği toplandı. Toplanan örnekler konvansiyonel kültür yöntemleri ve moleküler yöntemler (PCR) ile incelendi. İncelenen örneklerden Salmonella spp. izole edilmedi.

Keywords

dışkı, geyik, izolasyon, PCR, Salmonella

Project Number

TDK-2019-33776

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