Occurrence of non-O1 Vibrio cholerae in Texas Gulf Coast dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) |
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| Authors: | J.D. Buck Susan A. McCarthy |
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| Affiliation: | Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL 34236, US;*Food and Drug Administration, Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory, Dauphin Island, AL 36528, USA |
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| Abstract: | Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae , commonly found in water, sediment, shellfish and birds along the northern Gulf of Mexico coastline, was isolated from the anus and/or blowhole of five apparently healthy Atlantic bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) in July 1992, in Matagorda Bay, Texas. Dolphins may provide a continuing source of non-O1 V. cholerae to the environment. The extent of the spread of the organism is probably influenced by the limited home range of the dolphins. |
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