title: Prevalence ofSalmonella entericaand Shiga toxin-producingEscherichia coliin zoo animals from Chile.
abstract: Salmonella (S.) entericaand Shiga toxin-producingEscherichia coli(STEC) are foodborne pathogens. Here, we report the prevalence ofS. entericaand STEC in feces of 316 zoo animals belonging to 61 species from Chile.S. entericaand STEC strains were detected in 7.5% and 4.4% of animals, respectively. AllSalmonellaisolates corresponded to the serotype Enteritidis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report ofS.Enteritidis in the culpeo fox (Lycalopex culpaeus), black-capped capuchin (Sapajus apella) and Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus) and the first STEC report in Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii).
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, 8820808, Chile.
authors.forename: Paulina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marchant
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservation and Research, Buin Zoo Park, Santiago, 9501456, Chile.
authors.forename: Ezequiel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hidalgo-Hermoso
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, 8820808, Chile.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Espinoza
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, 8820808, Chile.
authors.forename: Patricio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Retamal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012703:Serotyping / Q000662:veterinary; D054323:Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Chile; Salmonella enterica; Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli; zoo animals