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. 2007 Sep 11;54(2):245–252. doi: 10.1007/s10344-007-0137-8

Table 4.

Gram-negative bacteria isolated from otter scat samples (river Sado basin)

Genus Species Number of isolates Number of positive samples
Acinetobacter a, b, c A. lwoffi 1 (0.8%) 1
Aeromonas a, b A. hydrophila, A. hydrophila/caviae, A. sobria 18 (13.6%) 15
Agrobacterium A. tumefaciens 1 (0.8%) 1
Burkholderia B. cepacia 4 (3.0%) 4
Buttiauxella B. agrestis 1 (0.8%) 1
Chryseomonas C. luteola 1 (0.8%) 1
Citrobacter C. amalonaticus, C. braaki, C. youngae, Citrobacter sp. 7 (5.3%) 6
Empedobacter E. brevis 1 (0.8%) 1
Enterobacter E. amnigenus, E. cancerogenus, E. cloacae, E. gergoviae, E. sakazakii, Enterobacter sp. 7 (5.3%) 7
Escherichia a, d E. coli, E. vulneris 3 (2.3%) 3
Hafnia H. alvei 2 (1.5%) 2
Klebsiella a, d K. oxytoca, K. pneumoniae, K. ozaenae 3 (2.3%) 3
Moraxella Moraxella sp. 2 (1.5%) 2
Morganella M. morganii 1 (0.8%) 1
Pantoea P. agglomerans, Pantoea spp. 13 (9.8%) 12
Pasteurella a, e Pasteurella sp. 1 (0.8%) 1
Pseudomonas a, b, c P. aeruginosa, P. fluorescens, P. putida 5 (3.8%) 5
Rahnella R. aquatilis 1 (0.8%) 1
Salmonella a, c, f S. arizonae, S. pullorum 4 (3.0%) 3
Serratia S. fonticola, S. plymuthica, Serratia sp. 3 (2.3%) 2
Shigella Shigella sp. 1 (0.8%) 1
Vibrio V. alginolyticus, V. metschikovii, V. parahaemolyticus 5 (3.8%) 5
Yokenella Y. regensburgei 1 (0.8%) 1
No identification 2 (1.5%) 2
Total 88 (66.7%)

aPotential pathogenic isolates: bQuinn et al. 1994; cKimber and Kollias 2000; dHoover and Tyler 1986; eKehrenberg et al. 2001; fSmith et al. 2002