Imported Pet Reptiles and Their “Blind Passengers”—In-Depth Characterization of 80 <i>Acinetobacter</i> Species Isolates

Reptiles are popular pet animals and important food sources, but the trade of this vertebrate class is—besides welfare and conservation—under debate due to zoonotic microbiota. Ninety-two shipments of live reptiles were sampled during border inspections at Europe’s most relevant transshipment point...

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Main Authors: Franziska Unger, Tobias Eisenberg, Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff, Ursula Leidner, Torsten Semmler, Christa Ewers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/5/893