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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2004, p. 613-615, Vol. 70, No. 1
0099-2240/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.1.613-615.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Pet Snakes as a Reservoir for Salmonella enterica subsp. diarizonae (Serogroup IIIb): a Prospective Study

Matthias Schröter,1* Peter Roggentin,2 Jörg Hofmann,3 Angelika Speicher,1 Rainer Laufs,1 and Dietrich Mack1

Institut für Infektionsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg,1 Institut für Hygiene und Umwelt, Abteilung Mikrobiologischer Verbraucherschutz, National Reference Centre for Enteric Pathogens (NRZE), 20539 Hamburg,2 Heublink 29, 22391 Hamburg, Germany3

Received 7 July 2003/ Accepted 30 September 2003

Reptile-associated Salmonella infections are an increasing problem for humans. We have prospectively screened two breeding groups of 16 pet snakes for colonization with Salmonella species. Various serovars of S. enterica subsp. diarizonae were found in 81% of the snakes. To avoid transmission, strict hygienic precautions should be applied when reptiles are handled.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institut für Infektionsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. Phone: 49 (0)40 42803 3159. Fax: 49 (0)40 42803 4062. E-mail: mschroet{at}uke.uni-hamburg.de.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2004, p. 613-615, Vol. 70, No. 1
0099-2240/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.1.613-615.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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