Iyad Karaman

Mr. Iyad Karaman


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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2 October 2021 in Microorganisms
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Valentina TagliapietraValentina Tagliapietra
Valentina Tagliapietra
MBM. Beatrice Boniotti
M. Beatrice Boniotti
AMAnna Mangeli
Anna Mangeli
IKIyad Karaman
Iyad Karaman
GAGiovanni Loris Alborali
Giovanni Loris Alborali
MPMaria Lodovica Pacciarini
Maria Lodovica Pacciarini
An unexpected high presence of Mycobacterium microti in wild boar in Northern Italy (Garda Lake) has been reported since 2003, but the factors contributing to the maintenance of this pathogen are still unclear. In this study, we investigated the presence of M. microti in wild rodents and in water and soil samples collected at wild boar aggregation areas, such as watering holes, with the aim of clarifying their role in M. microti transmission. In total, 8 out of 120 captured animals tested positive for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) as assessed by real-time PCR, and six samples were confirmed to be M. microti. A strain with a genetic profile similar to those previously isolated in wild boars in the same area was isolated from one sample. Of the 20 water and 19 mud samples, 3 and 1, respectively, tested positive for the presence of MTBC, and spacer oligotype SB0118 (vole type) was detected in one sample. Our study suggests that wild rodents, in particular Apodemus sylvaticus, Microtus sp. and Apodemus flavicollis, play roles in the maintenance of M. microti infections in wild boar through ingestion or by contact with either infected excreta or a contaminated environment, such as at animal aggregation sites.

9 March 2025 in Acta Tropica
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EOEmanuela Olivieri
Emanuela Olivieri
SRSara Rigamonti
Sara Rigamonti
NVNadia Vicari
Nadia Vicari
Irene BertolettiIrene Bertoletti
Irene Bertoletti
ABAlessandro Bianchi
Alessandro Bianchi
PPPaola Prati
Paola Prati