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1 July 1978 ISOLATION OF Edwardsiella tarda FROM THREE OREGON SEA MAMMALS
B. M. COLES, R. K. STROUD, S. SHEGGEBY
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Abstract

Edwardsiella tarda was isolated from the peritoneal exudate of a Steller's sea lion (Eumetopias jubata) with peritonitis resulting from a perforating colonic ulcer; from the liver of a harbor porpoise (Phocena phocena) with metritis and peritonitis sequela to dystocia; and from the liver of a California sea lion (Zolophus californianus) with peritonitis following fracture and necrosis of a lumbar vertebrae. These findings indicate E. tarda is a common opportunistic invader in sick or injured marine mammals.

COLES, STROUD, and SHEGGEBY: ISOLATION OF Edwardsiella tarda FROM THREE OREGON SEA MAMMALS1 2
B. M. COLES, R. K. STROUD, and S. SHEGGEBY "ISOLATION OF Edwardsiella tarda FROM THREE OREGON SEA MAMMALS," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 14(3), 339-341, (1 July 1978). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-14.3.339
Received: 23 August 1977; Published: 1 July 1978
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