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. 1987 Dec;99(3):635–640. doi: 10.1017/s0950268800066486

Enteric pathogens in tropical aquaria.

D Sanyal 1, S H Burge 1, P G Hutchings 1
PMCID: PMC2249243  PMID: 3428370

Abstract

A total of 100 tropical aquaria from six pet shops were sampled for the presence of Salmonella, Campylobacter and Aeromonas species. Eight fish tanks contained unusual serotypes of salmonella. None had been used to house terrapins. One hundred and three isolates of Aeromonas species were obtained from 98 tanks. One tank contained Plesiomonas shigelloides. No Campylobacter species were isolated. It is suggested that a tropical aquarium may constitute an infection hazard.

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