Edwardsiella tarda sepsis in a live-stranded sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
Cools, P.; Haelters, J.; Lopes dos Santos Santiago, G.; Claeys, G.; Boelens, J.; Leroux-Roels, I.; Vaneechoutte, M.; Deschaght, P. (2013). Edwardsiella tarda sepsis in a live-stranded sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). Vet. Microbiol. 166(1-2): 311-315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.05.020
In: Veterinary Microbiology. Elsevier: Tokyo; Oxford; New York; London; Amsterdam. ISSN 0378-1135; e-ISSN 1873-2542, meer
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Whale stranding
Edwardsiella tarda; Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]; Physeteridae [WoRMS]
ANE, België, Belgische kust [Marine Regions]; ANE, België, Knokke-Heist [Marine Regions]
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Sperm whale; Stranding; Edwardsiella tarda; Emerging pathogen; Sepsis; Zoonosis |
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- Cools, P., meer
- Haelters, J., meer
- Lopes dos Santos Santiago, G.
- Claeys, G.
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- Boelens, J.
- Leroux-Roels, I.
- Vaneechoutte, M.
- Deschaght, P.
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| Abstract |
Whale strandings remain poorly understood, although bacterial infections have been suggested to contribute. We isolated Edwardsiella tarda from the blood of a stranded sperm whale. The pathogen was identified with MALDI-TOF MS, confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and quantified in blood by qPCR. We report the first case of sepsis in a sperm whale. The zoonotic potential of E. tarda and the possible role of bacterial infections in the enigmatic strandings of cetaceans are discussed. |
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