Activation of latent Salmonella and Arizona organisms by dehydration of red-eared turtles, Pseudemys scripta-elegans.
Salmonella and Arizona organisms could not be isolated from water samples, feces, and tissues of turtles prior to the experiment. After stressing, Salmonella organisms were isolated from tissues of 7 of 27 stressed turtles and from only 1 of 12 unstressed turtles. Arizona organisms were isolated from 9 of 36 stressed turtles whereas results for all 12 unstressed turtles were negative.
D000818:Animals; D003681:Dehydration / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000382:microbiology*; D012476:Salmonella arizonae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014426:Turtles