Prevalence of Edwardsiella tarda in Antarctic wildlife

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Leotta, Gerardo Anibal, Piñeyro Piñeiro, Pablo Enrique, Serena, Maria Soledad, Vigo, Germán Blás
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Edwardsiella Tarda; Wildlife; Antartica; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Weddell; Argentina; Giganteus; Pablo; Hope Bay; Potter Peninsula; Chionis; Antarc*; Antarctica; antartic*; Chionis albus; Giant Petrels; Leptonychotes weddelli; Macronectes giganteus; Polar Biology; Pygoscelis adeliae; Pygoscelis antarctica; South Polar Skuas; Stercorarius maccormicki; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/79191

For many years, the Antarctic region has been isolated from human activity. However, there is little data available regarding endemic and exotic diseases. The purpose of this work was to determine the prevalence of Edwardsiella tarda in Antarctic wildlife, including birds, mammals and fish. During t...