Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in pet turtles and their environment.
Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in pet turtles and their environment.
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DOI：
10.5625/lar.2016.32.3.166
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发表时间：
2016-09-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Heo, Gang-Joon
中科院分区：
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作者：
Back, Du-San;Shin, Gee-Wook;Heo, Gang-Joon
宠物龟被认为是人类在圈养时感染沙门氏菌的来源。对从韩国宠物店和网上市场购买的34只海龟进行了检查，以确定海龟及其环境是否受到沙门氏菌污染。沙门氏菌从17只海龟的粪便样本中分离到了这些分离株经鉴定为S.肠杆菌16S rRNA基因测序。沙门氏菌的分离率。随着时间的推移，土壤和水样中的汞含量增加。我们的结论是，宠物店出售的海龟中有很高比例感染了沙门氏菌，并且它们的环境随着时间的推移趋于被污染，除非它们被适当地维护。这些结果表明，宠物龟可能是韩国沙门氏菌病的潜在风险。
Pet turtles are known as a source of Salmonella infection to humans when handled in captivity. Thirty four turtles purchased from pet shops and online markets in Korea were examined to determine whether the turtles and their environment were contaminated with Salmonella spp. Salmonella spp. were isolated from fecal samples of 17 turtles. These isolates were identified as S. enterica through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The isolation rate of Salmonella spp. from the soil and water samples increased over time. We concluded that a high percentage of turtles being sold in pet shops were infected with Salmonella spp., and their environments tend to become contaminated over time unless they are maintained properly. These results indicate that pet turtles could be a potential risk of salmonellosis in Korea.