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

• 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

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).