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

• 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

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...