title: Aerobic bacteria cultured from the mouth of the American opossum (Didelphis virginiana) with reference to bacteria associated with bite infections.
abstract: The American opossum inflicts bite injuries both when hunted for food and when accidentally provoked when handled in captivity. This study involved aerobically culturing organisms from the mouths of seven wild opossums (Didelphis virginiana). Isolates included streptococci, coagulase-positive and -negative staphylococci, Aeromonas spp., Citrobacter freundii, Eikenella corrodens, and Escherichia coli.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 78236-5300.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Dalsey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D009893:Opossums / Q000382:microbiology*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology