Isolation of Serratia fonticola from skin lesions in a Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) with an associated septicaemia

Marta E Garcia; Pilar Lanzarot; Eduardo Costas; Victoria Lopez Rodas; Mercedes Marín; Jose L Blanco

doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.02.025

Isolation of Serratia fonticola from skin lesions in a Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) with an associated septicaemia

Vet J. 2008 May;176(2):254-6. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.02.025. Epub 2007 Apr 23.

Authors

Marta E Garcia¹, Pilar Lanzarot, Eduardo Costas, Victoria Lopez Rodas, Mercedes Marín, Jose L Blanco

Affiliation

¹ Departamento Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, UCM, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 17451977
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.02.025

Abstract

This paper describes the first isolation of Serratia fonticola in a Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus). This organism was initially isolated from skin lesions and blood and subsequently from a variety of organs during necropsy. S. fonticola was confirmed as the pathogen causing the infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Alligators and Crocodiles / microbiology*
Animals
Bacteremia / immunology
Bacteremia / microbiology
Bacteremia / veterinary*
DNA, Viral / chemistry
DNA, Viral / genetics
Fatal Outcome
Female
Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Serratia / genetics
Serratia / isolation & purification*
Serratia Infections / microbiology
Serratia Infections / veterinary*
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / microbiology
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / veterinary*

Substances

DNA, Viral