Prevalence of a host-adapted group B Salmonella enterica in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the south-west coast of England

• Published in: Veterinary Record
• Main Authors: Davison, N. J., Simpson, V. R., Chappell, S., Monies, R. J., Stubberfield, E. J., Koylass, M., Quinney, S., Deaville, R., Whatmore, A. M., Jepson, P. D.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2010
• Subjects: Papers; Cornwall; Harbour porpoise; Phocoena phocoena
• Online Access: http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/167/5/173; https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.c3760

A monophasic group B Salmonella enterica 4,12:a:- was first isolated in harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) in Scotland in 1991. This paper reports the isolation of the same group B S enterica from harbour porpoise carcases found stranded along the Cornwall and Devon coastlines. Between 1991 and...