| Title | Antibiotic susceptibility of faecal bacteria in Antarctic penguins |
| Author | Bonnedahl, J.; Olsen, B.; Waldenstrom, J.; Broman, T.; Jalava, J.; Huovinen, P.; Osterblad, M. |
| Author Affil | Bonnedahl, J., Kalmar County Hospital, Department of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Kalmar, Sweden. Other: Kalmar University, Sweden; Swedish Defence Research Agency, Sweden; National Public Health Institute, Finland |
| Source | Polar Biology, 31(6), p.759-763, . Publisher: Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. ISSN: 0722- 4060 |
| Publication Date | May 2008 |
| Notes | In English. 34 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 284709 |
| Index Terms | Antarctica--Antarctic Peninsula; Southern Ocean; Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctica; Aves; bacteria; biochemistry; Chordata; ecology; fecal pellets; Neko Harbor; Neornithes; Sphenisciformes; Tetrapoda; Vertebrata |
| Abstract | Faecal bacteria from 49 Gentoo penguins on the Antarctic Peninsula were identified by biochemical methods and sequencing, and tested for antibiotic susceptibility using agar dilution. Of the 42 Enterobacteriaceae isolates found, 39 belonged to the genus Edwardsiella. All isolates were susceptible to the 17 antibiotics tested. (mod. journ. abst.) |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00300-008-0430-3 |
| Publication Type | journal article |
| Record ID | 84176 |