Occurrence, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Virulence Profiles of Salmonella Serovars Isolated from Wild Reptiles in South Africa

Table 1

Salmonella spp. serovars identification from different reptile species.

Reptile group	Species (n)	Salmonella serovars	Number of Salmonellaisolates
Lizard	Metabosorus validis (2)	S. Salamae, S. Houtenae, and S. Salamae	10/30 (33%)
	Chondrodactylus turneri (2)	S. Waycross and S. Indiana
	Trachylepis striata (2)	S. Typhimurium, S. Salamae, and S. Salamae
Snake	Philothamnus semivariegatus (2)	S. Worthington	3/30 (10%)
	Bitis arietans (1)	S. Typhimurium and S. Indiana
	Dispholidus typus (1)
Tortoise	Stigmochelys pardalis (3)	S. Newlands and S. enterica	2/30 (6.7%)
Chameleon	Chamaeleo dilepis (7)	S. enterica, S. Indiana, S. Salamae, S. Typhi, and S. Kentucky	15/30 (50%)