Detection of Bisgaard Taxon 40 in Rhinoceros Auklets ( Cerorhinca monocerata) with Pneumonia and Septicemia from a Mortality Event in Washington, USA

Susan Knowles; Barbara L Bodenstein; Brenda M Berlowski-Zier; Susan M Thomas; Scott F Pearson; Jeffrey M Lorch

doi:10.7589/2017-12-309

Detection of Bisgaard Taxon 40 in Rhinoceros Auklets ( Cerorhinca monocerata) with Pneumonia and Septicemia from a Mortality Event in Washington, USA

J Wildl Dis. 2019 Jan;55(1):246-249. doi: 10.7589/2017-12-309. Epub 2018 Aug 10.

Authors

Susan Knowles¹, Barbara L Bodenstein¹, Brenda M Berlowski-Zier¹, Susan M Thomas², Scott F Pearson³, Jeffrey M Lorch¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, 6006 Schroeder Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA.
² 2 Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex, US Fish and Wildlife Service, 715 Holgerson Road, Sequim, Washington 98382, USA.
³ 3 Wildlife Science Division, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1111 Washington Street SE, Olympia, Washington 98501, USA.

PMID: 30096034
DOI: 10.7589/2017-12-309

Abstract

We isolated Bisgaard taxon 40 from Rhinoceros Auklets ( Cerorhinca monocerata) with pneumonia and septicemia from Washington, US, found dead in 2016. Previously isolated only from the respiratory tract of a gull (Laridae), little is known about its pathogenic potential and whether it acts as a primary or opportunistic pathogen.

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacteria / classification*
Bacteria / genetics
Bacteria / isolation & purification*
Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Bacterial Infections / mortality
Bacterial Infections / veterinary*
Bird Diseases / microbiology*
Bird Diseases / mortality
Bird Diseases / pathology
Charadriiformes*
Female
Male
Washington