Salmonella in sub-Antarctica: low heterogeneity in salmonella serotypes in South Georgian seals and birds

• Published in: Epidemiology and Infection
• Main Authors: Palmgren, H., McCafferty, D., Aspán, A., Broman, T., Sellin, M., Wollin, R., Bergström, S., Olsen, B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2000
• Subjects: Antarctic; Austral; Bird Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/21181/; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268899004586

The number of human visitors to Antarctica is increasing rapidly, and with it a risk of introducing infectious organisms to native animals. To study the occurrence of salmonella serotypes in sub-Antarctic wildlife, faecal samples were collected from gentoo penguins, macaroni penguins, gray-headed al...