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

• Main Authors: Palmgren, H., McCafferty, D., Aspán, A., Broman, T., Sellin, M., Wollin, R., Bergström, S., Olsen, B.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2000
• Subjects: Research Article; Antarctic; Austral; Bird Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2869596; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11117947

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...