Free-Living Aquatic Turtles as Sentinels of Salmonella spp. for Water Bodies.

ABSTRACT: Reptile-associated human salmonellosis cases have increased recently in the United States. It is not uncommon to find healthy chelonians shedding Salmonella enterica. The rate and frequency of bacterial shedding are not fully understood, and most studies have focused on captive vs. free-living chelonians and often in relation to an outbreak. Their ecology and significance as sentinels are important to understanding Salmonella transmission. In 2012-2013, Salmonella prevalence was determined for free-living aquatic turtles in man-made ponds in Clarke and Oconee Counties, in northern Georgia (USA) and the correlation between species, basking ecology, demographics (age/sex), season, or landcover with prevalence was assessed. The genetic relatedness between turtle and archi

SUBMITTER: Hernandez SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339271 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature