Citrobacter freundii septicemia in a stranded newborn Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)

Citrobacter freundii, a gram-negative enterobacterium, may cause fatal septicemia in humans and animals. Its potential pathogenic role in cetaceans (bottlenose dolphins and beluga whales) has been hypothesized. Here we describe fatal C. freundii septicemia in a stranded newborn Cuvier's beaked...

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Published in:Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Main Authors: Fernández Rodríguez, Antonio Jesús, Vela, Ana Isabel, Andrada Borzollino, Marisa Ana, Herráez Thomas, Pedro Manuel, Diaz Delgado, Josue, Domínguez, Lucas, Arbelo Hernández, Manuel Antonio
Other Authors: Arbelo, Manuel, Vela, Ana, Fernandez, Antonio, Dominguez Rodriguez, Lucas, Account for bibliometric studies, IT VISAVET, 56673009900, 7005273674, 6602991535, 57194503614, 54787562800, 7103342829, 6603561403, 176520, 280332, 19846925, 523902, 1111754, 34135, 667707
Language:English
Published: 0090-3558 2011
Subjects:
310907 Patología
Citrobacter freundii
Cetacean pathology
Septicemia
Beluga
Beluga*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10553/45736
https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-47.4.1043
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Summary:Citrobacter freundii, a gram-negative enterobacterium, may cause fatal septicemia in humans and animals. Its potential pathogenic role in cetaceans (bottlenose dolphins and beluga whales) has been hypothesized. Here we describe fatal C. freundii septicemia in a stranded newborn Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris).

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