title: Endocarditis associated with Escherichia coli in a sea lion (Zalophus californianus).
abstract: Endocarditis associated with Escherichia coli was diagnosed in a 2-year-old male California sea lion (Zalophus californianus). The diagnosis was based on light microscopic examination and bacterial isolation from the valvular lesion. This is the first case of bacterial endocarditis reported in a sea lion.
authors.affiliation: National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D046070:Sea Lions / Q000382:microbiology*