Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Vet Microbiol. 2013 Sep 27;166(1-2):311-5. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.05.020. Epub 2013 Jun 14.
Whale strandings remain poorly understood, although bacterial infections have been suggested to contribute. We isolated Edwardsiella tarda from the blood of a stranded sperm whale. The pathogen was identified with MALDI-TOF MS, confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and quantified in blood by qPCR. We report the first case of sepsis in a sperm whale. The zoonotic potential of E. tarda and the possible role of bacterial infections in the enigmatic strandings of cetaceans are discussed.
鲸鱼搁浅仍然难以理解，尽管有人认为细菌感染可能起作用。我们从搁浅的抹香鲸血液中分离出迟缓爱德华菌。该病原体通过 MALDI-TOF MS 鉴定，通过 16S rRNA 基因测序确认，并通过 qPCR 在血液中定量。我们报告了首例抹香鲸败血症病例。讨论了迟缓爱德华菌的人畜共患潜力以及细菌感染在神秘的鲸类搁浅中的可能作用。
