Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in Northern Elephant Seals, California

Campylobacter and Salmonella spp. prevalence and antimicrobial drug sensitivity were determined in northern elephant seals that had not entered the water and seals that were stranded on the California coast. Stranded seals had a higher prevalence of pathogenic bacteria, possibly from terrestrial sou...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Stoddard, Robyn A., Gulland, Frances M.D., Atwill, E. Rob, Lawrence, Judy, Jang, Spencer, Conrad, Patricia A.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
Subjects:
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Elephant Seals
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367645
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16492370
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1112.050752
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Summary:Campylobacter and Salmonella spp. prevalence and antimicrobial drug sensitivity were determined in northern elephant seals that had not entered the water and seals that were stranded on the California coast. Stranded seals had a higher prevalence of pathogenic bacteria, possibly from terrestrial sources, which were more likely to be resistant.

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