Salmonella infections in the common raccoon (Procyon lotor) in western Pennsylvania.

نویسندگان

  • Justin A Compton
  • Jason A Baney
  • Sarah C Donaldson
  • Beth A Houser
  • Gary J San Julian
  • Richard H Yahner
  • Wayne Chmielecki
  • Stanley Reynolds
  • Bhushan M Jayarao
چکیده

Ten Salmonella enterica serotypes were isolated from fecal samples collected from anesthetized raccoons (n = 738) trapped in six Pennsylvania counties from 2003 to 2005. Comparison of raccoon pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pulse type data with the Pennsylvania Department of Health PFGE database revealed that the patterns of seven Salmonella serotypes matched those isolated from humans with salmonellosis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical microbiology

دوره 46 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008