title: Listeria monocytogenes Infection in a Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) - New Mexico, 2011.
abstract: Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium that can infect and cause disease in many species. In this case report, we describe a case of L. monocytogenes infection causing sepsis in a sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps). The sugar glider consumed a varied diet consisting of human food items, including cantaloupe. A nationwide outbreak of L. monocytogenes foodborne illness associated with cantaloupes occurred simultaneously with this incident case. In this case, the bacterial strains from the outbreak and glider were genetically distinct. Although rare, veterinarians should be aware of the emergence of foodborne pathogens' ability to infect exotic animals residing in domestic environments.
authors.affiliation: New Mexico Department of Health, Epidemiology and Response Division, Santa Fe, NM, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takacs
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ragsdale
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Levenson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marquez
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Roache
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Tarr
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D028463:Cucumis melo / Q000382:microbiology*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008394:Marsupialia; D009516:New Mexico; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
keywords: Listeria monocytogenes; sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)