ReviewEcoHealth2018
Patterns of Bird-Bacteria Associations.
Review in EcoHealth, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.
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Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Migratory Birds Facilitate the Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Tanguar Haor of Bangladesh.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Article
- Urbanization shapes gut bacterial communities and metabolic functions in migratory wild birds across Bangladesh.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Migration-driven microbial adaptation and ecological spillover in birds.ISME communications · 2026Review
- Exploring the Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment Through Bonelli's Eagles (Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Emergence of plasmid-mediated fosfomycin resistance amongmSystems · 2025Article
- The Role of Vulture (Accipitriformes) Cutaneous Microbiota in Infectious Disease Protection.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Urbanization enhances body condition, but not innate immune defences, in a common waterbird.Royal Society open science · 2025Article
- From islands to infectomes: host-specific viral diversity among birds across remote islands.BMC ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Stopover habitat selection drives variation in the gut microbiome composition and pathogen acquisition by migrating shorebirds.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2024Article
- Determination of antibiotic resistance patterns and genotypes of Escherichia coli isolated from wild birds.Microbiome · 2024Article
- Transboundary determinants of avian zoonotic infectious diseases: challenges for strengthening research capacity and connecting surveillance networks.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- Virulence, Antibiotic Resistance, and Phylogenetic Relationships ofMicroorganisms · 2022Article
- Occurrence and Characteristics of ESBL- and Carbapenemase- ProducingMicroorganisms · 2022Article
- The avian gut microbiota: Diversity, influencing factors, and future directions.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
- Impact of Dietary Egg Yolk IgY Powder on Behavior, Meat Quality, Physiology, and IntestinalFrontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- The presence of pathogens and heavy metals in urban peregrine falcons (Veterinary world · 2021Article
- Protected but not from Contamination: Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Bacteria from Birds in a Ghanaian Forest Protected Area.Environmental health insights · 2021Article
- Migratory wild birds carrying multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli as potential transmitters of antimicrobial resistance in China.PloS one · 2021Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Birds, with their broad geographic ranges and close association with humans, have historically played an important role as carriers of human disease and as reservoirs for drug-resistant bacteria. Here, we examine scientific literature over a 15-year timespan to identify reported avian-bacterial associations and factors that may impact zoonotic disease emergence by classifying traits of bird species and their bacteria. We find that the majority of wild birds studied were migratory, in temperate habitats, and in the order Passeriformes. The highest diversity of bacteria was found on birds in natural habitats. The most frequently reported bacteria were Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, and Campylobacter jejuni. Of the bacteria species reported, 54% have shown pathogenicity toward humans. Percentage-wise, more pathogens were found in tropical (vs. temperate) habitats and natural (vs. suburban, urban, or agricultural) habitats. Yet, only 22% were tested for antibiotic resistance, and of those tested, 75% of bacteria species were resistant to at least one antibiotic. There were no significant patterns of antibiotic resistance in migratory versus non-migratory birds, temperate versus tropical areas, or different habitats. We discuss biases in detection and representation, and suggest a need for increased sampling in non-temperate zones and in a wider range of avian species.
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