Edema disease in a California sea lion.
Edema disease, similar to that occurring in swine, was diagnosed in a california sea lion (Zalophus californianus). The prominent features included a thickened, edematous stomach wall and generalized fibrinoid necrosis of arterioles. A beta-hemolytic Escherichia coli, serotype 0147:K . :H52, was the predominant organism isolated from the gastrointestinal tract. The organism caused fatal infection when administered orally and intraperitoneally to mice.
D000818:Animals; D010872:Caniformia; D004487:Edema / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D046070:Sea Lions; D013270:Stomach / Q000382:microbiology