Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) in Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella

Publicación ISI Rectal swabs were collected from Antarctic fur seal pups Arctocephalus gazella at Cape Shirreff, South Shetland Islands, and analyzed for the presence of anthropogenic pathogens. Two of the 33 pups tested positive for enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC). These samples are the fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hernandez, Jorge, Prado Jiménez, Valeria, Torres, Daniel, Waldenstrom, Jonas, Haemig, Paul D., Olsen, Bjorn
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2007
Subjects:
SALMONELLA
Biodiversity Conservation
Ecology
Antarctic
Cape Shirreff
Isi
Shirreff
South Shetland Islands
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctic Fur Seal
Antarctic Fur Seals
Arctocephalus gazella
Polar Biology
Online Access:https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/127504
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Summary:Publicación ISI Rectal swabs were collected from Antarctic fur seal pups Arctocephalus gazella at Cape Shirreff, South Shetland Islands, and analyzed for the presence of anthropogenic pathogens. Two of the 33 pups tested positive for enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC). These samples are the first records of EPEC in Antarctic wildlife and suggest that more needs to be done to protect the Antarctic fauna from exotic anthropogenic pathogens.

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