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Our objective was to determine the presence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in cloacal samples of Canarian Egyptian vultures (Neophron percnopterus majorensis), an endemic bird of prey. One hundred and forty-two cloacal swabs were obtained; Escherichia coli was isolated from 80.28% and Salmonella from 6.3% of these samples. Low levels of susceptibility to ampicillin, tetracycline and trimethoprim\/sulfamethoxazole were found. About 20% of the isolates were resistant or presented intermediate susceptibility to fluoroquinolones. Surprisingly, we found isolates resistant to imipenem (6.96%). Isolates from chicks were more susceptible to antimicrobial drugs than adult and immature birds. About 50% of E. coli isolates were resistant to ampicillin, tetracycline and trimethoprim\/sulfamethoxazole, and about 20% to piperacillin, enrofloxacin and marbofloxacin. High percentages of isolates of Salmonella were found to be resistant to cephalexin (88%) and aminoglycosides (greater than 77%). Our results support the idea that raptors could act as reservoirs of Salmonella and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, posing a risk not only to wildlife but also to livestock and the human population, thus reinforcing the need to minimize the exposure of wildlife to antimicrobial agent through human and livestock waste.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani10060970","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,4]],"date-time":"2020-06-04T04:36:09Z","timestamp":1591245369000},"page":"970","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Microorganisms Resistant to Antimicrobials in Wild Canarian Egyptian Vultures (Neophron percnopterus majorensis)"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Alejandro","family":"Su\u00e1rez-P\u00e9rez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Wildlife Animal Rescue Center, Cabildo de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain"},{"name":"Department of Animal Pathology, Animal Production and Food Hygiene and Technology, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35413 Arucas, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7812-2065","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Juan Alberto","family":"Corbera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Pathology, Animal Production and Food Hygiene and Technology, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35413 Arucas, Spain"},{"name":"Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, ULPGC, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaris, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Margarita","family":"Gonz\u00e1lez-Mart\u00edn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, ULPGC, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaris, Spain"},{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, ULPGC, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaris, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jos\u00e9 Antonio","family":"Don\u00e1zar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Conservation, Do\u00f1ana Biological Station, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), 41092 Seville, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3706-0181","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rub\u00e9n Sebasti\u00e1n","family":"Rosales","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Pathology, Animal Production and Food Hygiene and Technology, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35413 Arucas, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Manuel","family":"Morales","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Pathology, Animal Production and Food Hygiene and Technology, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), 35413 Arucas, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2387-1426","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mar\u00eda Teresa","family":"Tejedor-Junco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, ULPGC, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaris, Spain"},{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, ULPGC, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaris, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"17","article-title":"Description of a new subspecies of Neophron percnopterus from the Canary Islands","volume":"36","author":"Donazar","year":"2002","journal-title":"J. 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