Knowles Susan, Bodenstein Barbara L, Berlowski-Zier Brenda M, Thomas Susan M, Pearson Scott F, Lorch Jeffrey M
1 US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, 6006 Schroeder Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA.
2 Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex, US Fish and Wildlife Service, 715 Holgerson Road, Sequim, Washington 98382, USA.
J Wildl Dis. 2019 Jan;55(1):246-249. doi: 10.7589/2017-12-309. Epub 2018 Aug 10.
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.
