Prevalence of Salmonella enterica and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in zoo animals from Chile
Journal of Veterinary Science
;
: 583-586, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-167758
ABSTRACT
Salmonella (S.) enterica and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are foodborne pathogens. Here, we report the prevalence of S. enterica and STEC in feces of 316 zoo animals belonging to 61 species from Chile. S. enterica and STEC strains were detected in 7.5% and 4.4% of animals, respectively. All Salmonella isolates corresponded to the serotype Enteritidis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of S. Enteritidis in the culpeo fox (Lycalopex culpaeus), black-capped capuchin (Sapajus apella) and Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus) and the first STEC report in Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii).
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Salmonella
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Chile
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Prevalence
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Salmonella enterica
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Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
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Feces
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Serogroup
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Animals, Zoo
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Veterinary Science
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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