Pathology, microbiology, and genetic diversity associated with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and novel Erysipelothrix spp. infections in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)

Erysipelothrix spp., including E. rhusiopathiae, are zoonotic bacterial pathogens that can cause morbidity and mortality in mammals, fish, reptiles, birds, and humans. The southern sea otter (SSO; Enhydra lutris nereis) is a federally-listed threatened species for which infectious disease is a major...

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Main Authors: Ri K. Chang, Melissa A. Miller, Hasan C. Tekedar, Divya Rose, Julio C. García, Benjamin R. LaFrentz, Caitlin E. Older, Geoffrey C. Waldbieser, Eric Pomaranski, Khalid Shahin, Alvin C. Camus, Francesca Batac, Barbara A. Byrne, Michael J. Murray, Matt J. Griffin, Esteban Soto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1303235/full