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Title: | Avian cholera in a southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) from Antarctica | Authors: | Leotta, Gerardo A Rivas, Marta Chinen, Isabel Vigo, Germán B Moredo, Fabiana Coria, N. Wolcott, M. J. |
Keywords: | Escherichia coli;Infecciones por Escherichia coli;Infecciones por Pasteurella;Pasteurella multocida;Animales Salvajes;Enfermedades de las Aves | Issue Date: | 2003 | Journal: | Journal of wildlife diseases | Abstract: | A southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) was found dead at Potter Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland, Antarctica. The adult male was discovered approximately 48 hr after death. Macroscopic and microscopic lesions were compatible with avian cholera and the bacterium Pasteurella multocida subsp. gallicida, serotype A1 was isolated from lung, heart, liver, pericardial sac, and air sacs. In addition, Escherichia coli was isolated from pericardial sac and air sacs. This is the first known report of avian cholera in a southern giant petrel in Antarctica. |
Description: | Fil: Leotta, Gerardo A. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Laboratorio de Investigaciones y Diagnóstico Bacteriológico; Argentina. Fil: Rivas, Marta. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Servicio Fisiopatogenia; Argentina. Fil: Chinen, Isabel. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Servicio Fisiopatogenia; Argentina. Fil: Vigo, Germán B. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Laboratorio de Investigaciones y Diagnóstico Bacteriológico; Argentina. Fil: Moredo, Fabiana. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Laboratorio de Investigaciones y Diagnóstico Bacteriológico; Argentina. Fil: Coria, N. Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Argentina. Fil: Wolcott, M.J. National Wildlife Health Center; Estados Unidos. |
URI: | http://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/handle/123456789/479 | DOI: | https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-39.3.732 | Rights: | openAccess |
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