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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1994 May; 60(5): 1678-1680
Copyright © 1994, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

An Outbreak of Aeromonas hydrophila Infection in Turtles (Pseudemis scripta)

¹ Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
² Section of Bacteriology and Epizootology, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomedical Center, S-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden

ABSTRACT

An outbreak of Aeromonas hydrophila infection with a high rate of mortality (95%) in turtles (Pseudemis scripta) in Italy is reported. Pure cultures of the pathogen were isolated from liver, lung, kidney, and heart specimens of the turtles. The A. hydrophila isolate was resistant to amoxicillin, ampicillin, cephalothin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole but was sensitive to a number of other antibiotics tested. The study indicates that pet turtles can act as reservoirs of this pathogen and may play an important role in the etiology of Aeromonas-associated human infections.

^* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Section of Bacteriology and Epizootology, Biomedical Center, Box 583, S-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden. Phone: 46-18-17 45 92. Fax: 46-18-50 63 38.

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