Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in Northern Elephant Seals, California
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Campylobacter and Salmonella spp. prevalence and antimicrobial drug sensitivity were determined in northern elephant seals that had not entered the water and seals that were stranded on the California coast. Stranded seals had a higher prevalence of pathogenic bacteria, possibly from terrestrial sources, which were more likely to be resistant.
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Risk factors for infection with pathogenic and antimicrobial-resistant fecal bacteria in northern elephant seals in California.
OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to identify potential environmental and demographic factors associated with Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni), Salmonella enterica (Salmonella spp.), and antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) infection in northern elephant seals stranded along the California coastline. METHODS E. coli, Salmonella spp., and C. jejuni were isolated from rectal s...
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