Isolation of Salmonella houtenae from a cockateel.
Salmonella houtenae (43:Z4,Z23:-), a biochemically aberrant serotype, was isolated from the liver and air sac of a male cockateel. This serotype is a member of Salmonella subgenus IV, which is dulcitol-negative, salicin-positive, and KCN-positive. To our knowledge, this is the first report of isolation of this serotype from an avian species.
D000400:Air Sacs / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D010311:Parrots / Q000382:microbiology*; D011563:Psittaciformes / Q000382:microbiology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000382:microbiology*