ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM SEA OTTERS (ENHYDRA LUTRIS)
| Autor: | Melissa A. Miller, Barbara A. Byrne, Deborah Brownstein, Stori C. Oates, David A. Jessup, Verena A. Gill, Spencer S. Jang, Michael J. Murray |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Conservation of Natural Resources Flora medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Colony Count Microbial Antimicrobial susceptibility Animals Wild Microbial Sensitivity Tests Otter Microbiology Antibiotic resistance biology.animal Drug Resistance Bacterial parasitic diseases medicine Animals Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Ecology biology Enhydra lutris Bacterial Infections Antimicrobial biology.organism_classification Anti-Bacterial Agents Female Bacteria Otters |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 47:278-292 |
| ISSN: | 0090-3558 |
| Popis: | Bacterial infections are an important cause of sea otter (Enhydra lutris) mortality, and some of these infections may originate from terrestrial and anthropogenic sources. Antimicrobials are an important therapeutic tool for management of bacterial infections in stranded sea otters and for prevention of infection following invasive procedures in free-ranging otters. In this study, susceptibility to commonly used antimicrobials was determined for 126 isolates of 15 bacterial species or groups from necropsied, live-stranded injured or sick, and apparently healthy wild sea otters examined between 1998 and 2005. These isolates included both gram-positive and gram- negative strains of primary pathogens, opportunistic pathogens, and environmental flora, including bacterial species with proven zoonotic potential. Minimal evidence of antimicrobial resistance and no strains with unusual or clinically significant multiple-drug resistance patterns were identified. Collectively, these findings will help optimize selection of appropriate antimicrobials for treatment of bacterial diseases in sea otters and other marine species. |
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