Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1994 May;60(5):1678-80. doi: 10.1128/aem.60.5.1678-1680.1994.
An outbreak of Aeromonas hydrophila infection with a high rate of mortality (95%) in turtles (Pseudemis scripta) in Italy is reported. Pure cultures of the pathogen were isolated from liver, lung, kidney, and heart specimens of the turtles. The A. hydrophila isolate was resistant to amoxicillin, ampicillin, cephalothin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole but was sensitive to a number of other antibiotics tested. The study indicates that pet turtles can act as reservoirs of this pathogen and may play an important role in the etiology of Aeromonas-associated human infections.
意大利报道了一起绿海龟（Pseudemis scripta）气单胞菌感染暴发事件，死亡率（95%）很高。从海龟的肝、肺、肾和心脏标本中分离出了病原菌的纯培养物。该气单胞菌分离株对阿莫西林、氨苄西林、头孢噻吩和甲氧苄啶-磺胺甲噁唑耐药，但对许多其他测试的抗生素敏感。该研究表明，宠物海龟可能是这种病原体的储存宿主，并可能在气单胞菌相关人类感染的病因学中发挥重要作用。
