Haemobacteria in Colombian wild birds

This is a database of genetic sequences obtained from a study aimed at identifying bacterial agents in the blood of a wild bird population captured in the municipality of Jardín (Antioquia, Colombia) through 16S qPCR and sequencing. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using non-probabilistic convenience sampling. Blood samples were collected from wild birds captured using mist nets. Blood was drawn from each animal via puncture of the brachial vein using sterile lancets, with a drop of blood collected on filter paper for qPCR analysis. The 16S gene in bacterial genomes was detected in 13 out of 46 wild birds of the Passeriformes and quasi-Passeriformes orders, captured at three different locations within the study municipality at altitudes ranging from 1,665 to 2,034 meters above sea level. Seven different bird species were recorded, including five adults and one juvenile (when possible, to determine age group), as well as one male and one female (when possible, to determine sex), and four different haemobacteria were identified (i.e., Exiguobacterium spp., Escherichia coli, Stenotrophomonas spp., and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia).