Preliminary evidence that American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) are suitable hosts for Escherichia coli O157:H7.

نویسندگان

  • Matthew J Gray
  • Sreekumari Rajeev
  • Debra L Miller
  • A Chandler Schmutzer
  • Elizabeth C Burton
  • Emily D Rogers
  • Graham J Hickling
چکیده

We orally inoculated Rana catesbeiana tadpoles (n=23) and metamorphs (n=24) to test their suitability as hosts for Escherichia coli O157:H7. Tadpoles were housed in flowthrough aquaria and did not become infected. Metamorphs were housed in stagnant aquaria, and 54% tested positive through 14 days postinoculation, suggesting that they are suitable hosts for E. coli O157:H7.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Applied and environmental microbiology

دوره 73 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007