Isolation of drug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis strains in gentoo penguins from Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Retamal Merino, Patricio, Llanos Soto, Sebastián, Moreno Salas, Lucila, López, Juana, Vianna, Juliana, Hernández, Jorge, Medina Vogel, Gonzalo, Castañeda, Francisco, Fresno, Marcela, González Acuña, Daniel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2017
• Subjects: Salmonella enterica; Antimicrobial resistance; Antarctica; Gentoo penguins; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Inach; Antarc*; antartic*; Instituto Antartico Chileno; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-017-2163-7; https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/148543

Anthropogenic activity in Antarctica constitutes a continuous risk for the introduction of infectious diseases into indigenous wildlife populations. Penguin colonies living close to human settlements or inhabiting in areas considered for tourism could be facing a greater threat of infection. Fecal s...