Helicobacter spp. in Necropsied Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) Is Associated With Gastric Ulcers and Sensitive to Multiple Antibiotics

Helicobacter spp. in Necropsied Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) Is Associated With Gastric Ulcers and Sensitive to Multiple Antibiotics

Southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) are threatened marine mustelids that commonly have gastric ulcers with secondary hemorrhage (melena) as a contributing cause of death. Although Helicobacter spp. infections are known to cause gastric ulcers and gastritis in humans and ferrets, it is unknow...

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Main Authors: Francesca I. Batac, Melissa A. Miller, Megan E. Moriarty, Zeli Shen, James G. Fox, Karen M. Ottemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
antimicrobial sensitivity test
gastric ulcer
Helicobacter enhydrae
Helicobacter detection
quantitative PCR
sea otter
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00413/full

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