Prevalence of Edwardsiella tarda in Antarctic wildlife

For many years, the Antarctic region has been isolated from human activity. However, there is little data available regarding endemic and exotic diseases. The purpose of this work was to determine the prevalence of Edwardsiella tarda in Antarctic wildlife, including birds, mammals and fish. During t...

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Autores principales: Leotta, Gerardo Aníbal, Piñeyro Piñeiro, Pablo Enrique, Serena, María Soledad, Vigo, Germán Blas
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2009
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Ciencias Veterinarias
Biología
Adelie Penguin
Gentoo Penguin
Weddell Seal
Chinstrap Penguin
Giant Petrel
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/136327
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language Inglés
topic Ciencias Veterinarias
Biología
Adelie Penguin
Gentoo Penguin
Weddell Seal
Chinstrap Penguin
Giant Petrel
spellingShingle Ciencias Veterinarias
Biología
Adelie Penguin
Gentoo Penguin
Weddell Seal
Chinstrap Penguin
Giant Petrel
Leotta, Gerardo Aníbal
Piñeyro Piñeiro, Pablo Enrique
Serena, María Soledad
Vigo, Germán Blas
Prevalence of Edwardsiella tarda in Antarctic wildlife
topic_facet Ciencias Veterinarias
Biología
Adelie Penguin
Gentoo Penguin
Weddell Seal
Chinstrap Penguin
Giant Petrel
description For many years, the Antarctic region has been isolated from human activity. However, there is little data available regarding endemic and exotic diseases. The purpose of this work was to determine the prevalence of Edwardsiella tarda in Antarctic wildlife, including birds, mammals and fish. During the summer of 2000 and 2002 in the Potter Peninsula, and during the summer of 2001 and 2003 in Hope Bay, a total of 1,805 faecal samples from Antarctic animals and 50 infertile eggs of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) were collected in order to isolate E. tarda. The classic Edwardsiella tarda was isolated from 281 (15.1%) of the 1,855 Antarctic wildlife samples. This is the first report of E. tarda isolation from southern giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus), brown skuas (Stercorarius lonnbergi), south polar skuas (Stercorarius maccormicki), kelp gulls (Larus dominicanus), greater sheathbills (Chionis albus), chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica), eggs of Adelie penguins and Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddelli). None of the evaluated animals showed clinical signs of disease. Our results suggest that E. tarda is a common bacterium amongst Antarctic birds and mammals.
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author Leotta, Gerardo Aníbal
Piñeyro Piñeiro, Pablo Enrique
Serena, María Soledad
Vigo, Germán Blas
author_facet Leotta, Gerardo Aníbal
Piñeyro Piñeiro, Pablo Enrique
Serena, María Soledad
Vigo, Germán Blas
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title Prevalence of Edwardsiella tarda in Antarctic wildlife
title_short Prevalence of Edwardsiella tarda in Antarctic wildlife
title_full Prevalence of Edwardsiella tarda in Antarctic wildlife
title_fullStr Prevalence of Edwardsiella tarda in Antarctic wildlife
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Edwardsiella tarda in Antarctic wildlife
title_sort prevalence of edwardsiella tarda in antarctic wildlife
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