title: Salmonella infections in the common raccoon (Procyon lotor) in western Pennsylvania.
abstract: Ten Salmonella enterica serotypes were isolated from fecal samples collected from anesthetized raccoons (n = 738) trapped in six Pennsylvania counties from 2003 to 2005. Comparison of raccoon pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pulse type data with the Pennsylvania Department of Health PFGE database revealed that the patterns of seven Salmonella serotypes matched those isolated from humans with salmonellosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Science, School of Forest Resources, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
authors.forename: Justin A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Compton
authors.forename: Jason A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Baney
authors.forename: Sarah C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: Beth A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Houser
authors.forename: Gary J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: San Julian
authors.forename: Richard H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Yahner
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chmielecki
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Bhushan M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Jayarao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006801:Humans; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011821:Raccoons / Q000382:microbiology*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000382:microbiology*; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012703:Serotyping