Research Article

Identification of bapA in Strains of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Isolated from Wild Animals Kept in Captivity in Sinaloa, Mexico

Table 1

List of Salmonella serovars used in the study.

Identification numberSerovarSource (# of isolates)

1TyphimuriumReference strain

2AlbanyLeopardus pardalis  , Panthera leo  (f), Felis concolor (f), Panthera tigris sumatrae (f), Panthera tigris tigris (f), Lynx rufus (f), Ursus americanus (f), Hippopotamus amphibius (f), Ara macao (f), Carassius auratus  , aquatic birds (f), aquatic bird , Rattus spp. (f), Periplaneta americana  , Musca domestica (i), raw chicken  

33, 10, H: r:-Hippopotamus amphibius (f), Bassariscus astutus (f), aquatic birds (f), aquatic birds (w), Cebus apella (f)

4San DiegoAquatic birds (f), aquatic birds (s), Python regius  , Rattus spp. (f)

5BraenderupMephitis macroura (f), Felis concolor (f), Panthera tigris (f), Procyon lotor (f), Ateles geoffroyi (f)

6WeltevredenColumba flavirostris (f), Columba fasciata (f), Sus scrofa domestica (f), aquatic birds (f), aquatic birds (s)

7DerbyCebus apella (f), Panthera onca (f), Panthera tigris (f), Rattus spp. (f)

8OranienburgUrocyon cinereoargenteus (f), Saimiri sciureus (f)

96, 7, H: en x:-Hippopotamus amphibius (w), Crocodylus acutus (w)

10PoonaPsittaciformes birds (f), Rattus spp. (f)

11Saint PaulAquatic birds (f)

12PanamaCrocodylus acutus (w), Rana spp. (f)

13PomonaRamphastos sulfuratus (f), biological filter

14NewportAquatic birds (f)

15EnteritidisPsittaciformes birds (f)

16JavianaRana spp. (f)

17GiveIguana iguana (f)

18AgonaAra spp. (f)

Feces. Water. Soil. Insect. Food. Rectal Hyssopus.