Isolation of Salmonella enteritidis phage type 21b from a Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)

• Published in: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
• Main Authors: Dedicova, Daniela, Karpiskova, Renata
• Other Authors: Uludağ Üniversitesi/Veteriner Fakültesi/Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı., Uludağ Üniversitesi/Veteriner Fakültesi/Patoloji Anabilim Dalı., Kocabıyık, A. Levent, Cangül, İ. Taci, Alasonyalılar, Aylin, 6602486125, 6506905121, 8529950700
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wildlife Disease Assoc 2006
• Subjects: Veterinary sciences; Wild bird; Salmonella enteritidis phage type 21b; Eurasian eagle owl; Antimicrobial susceptibility; Chickens; Epidemiology; Birds; Porway; Infection; Avian wildlife; Strigiformes; Salmonella enteritidis; Salmonella enterica; Salmonella; Meleagris gallopavo; Bubo bubo; Aves; Wild Birds; Campylobacter; eurasian eagle-owl
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11452/23220; https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-42.3.696; https://meridian.allenpress.com/jwd/article/42/3/696/120913/Isolation-of-Salmonella-Enteritidis-Phage-Type-21b

A case of fatal salmonellosis in a Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) from Bursa Province (northwestern Turkey) is described. The organs of the bird were examined histopathologically and microbiologically. Macroscopic and microscopic findings were consistent with a Salmonella infection. Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) phage type (PT) 21b was isolated from the liver and spleen in pure culture and from the intestine. The isolate was susceptible to amoxycillin/clavulanic acid, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, gentamicin, kanamycin, tetracycline, and trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazol. This is the first report of an isolation of salmonellae from a wild bird species from Turkey and the first time S. Enteritidis PT21b has been reported from Turkey.