Occurrence of Yersinia rohdei among feral reindeer (Rangifer t. tarandus) and kelp gulls (Larus dominicanus) on the Sub-Antarctic island South Georgia

• Published in: Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
• Main Authors: Jonas Bonnedahl, Charlotte Berg, Dan I. Andersson, Robert Söderlund, Ivar Vågsholm, Björn Olsen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018
• Subjects: Intestinal; kelp gull; rangifer; reindeer; sub-antarctic islands; yersinia; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Antarctic; Main Island; Stromness; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2018.1517582; https://doaj.org/article/5eb68c4c987b4ba783565b21acfe1ba5

Introduction: During a research expedition in 2012, faecal samples were collected from feral reindeer and kelp gulls on the main island of South Georgia in the Sub-Antarctic region of the Atlantic. The samples were analysed for bacteria of the genus Yersinia with the aim of identifying isolates to t...