First isolation of Brucella pinnipedialis and detection of Brucella antibodies from bearded seals Erignathus barbatus.
Dis Aquat Organ
; 128(1): 13-20, 2018 Mar 22.
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ABSTRACT
Brucella species infecting marine mammals was first reported in 1994 and in the years since has been documented in various species of pinnipeds and cetaceans. While these reports have included species that inhabit Arctic waters, the few available studies on bearded seals Erignathus barbatus have failed to detect Brucella infection to date. We report the first isolation of Brucella pinnipedialis from a bearded seal. The isolate was recovered from the mesenteric lymph node of a bearded seal that stranded in Scotland and typed as ST24, a sequence type associated typically with pinnipeds. Furthermore, serological studies of free-ranging bearded seals in their native waters detected antibodies to Brucella in seals from the Chukchi Sea (1990-2011; 19%) and Svalbard (1995-2007; 8%), whereas no antibodies were detected in bearded seals from the Bering Sea or Bering Strait or from captive bearded seals.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Brucella
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Brucelosis
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Phocidae
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Anticuerpos Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dis Aquat Organ
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA VETERINARIA
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2018
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Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido