Isolation and characterization of Campylobacter spp. from Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) at Deception Island, Antarctica.
The presence of Campylobacter spp. was investigated in 41 Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) and 9 Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) at Deception Island, Antarctica. Infections were encountered in six Antarctic fur seals. The isolates, the first reported from marine mammals in the Antarctic region, were identified as Campylobacter insulaenigrae and Campylobacter lari.
García-Peña
F J
FJ
LCV de Algete, Bacteriology Department, Madrid-Algete Road, km 8.00, 28110 Algete, Madrid, Spain. fgarciap@mapya.es
Pérez-Boto
D
D
Jiménez
C
C
San Miguel
E
E
Echeita
A
A
Rengifo-Herrera
C
C
García-Párraga
D
D
Ortega-Mora
L M
LM
Pedraza-Díaz
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S
D000818:Animals; D000864:Antarctic Regions; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D046069:Fur Seals / Q000382:microbiology*; D046048:Seals, Earless / Q000382:microbiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial