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First case of Shewanella indica isolated from a Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) stranded in the northern Beibu Gulf, China.
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek [Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek] 2020 Sep; Vol. 113 (9), pp. 1385-1391. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 12. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to culture and characterise bacteria from an intact abscess on the skin of a dead Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) which stranded in the northern Beibu Gulf, China. To grow bacteria, samples from the abscess were added to blood agar. After incubation, yellowish mucous colonies were visualized. The bacterium was firstly recognised as Shewanella algae by the VITEK® 2 System. However, by using 16S rRNA gene sequencing the bacterium was finally identified as S. indica. To characterise the bacterium, antibiotic susceptibility and virulence factors, such as hemolysis and biofilm formation were investigated. The bacterium is capable of β-hemolysis and biofilm formation and it is also sensitive to several different classes of antibiotics, such as β-lactams, quinolones, and aminoglycosides. To date there have been no reports of this bacterium causing infections in humans or animals. However, in this study we described the first case of S. indica isolated from an intact abscess on the back of a Bryde's whale.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Bacterial Proteins analysis
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Biofilms growth & development
China
DNA, Bacterial genetics
Hemolysin Proteins analysis
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics
Shewanella isolation & purification
Balaenoptera microbiology
Phylogeny
Shewanella classification
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1572-9699
- Volume :
- 113
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32656718
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-020-01444-z