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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2008, p. 3084-3086, Vol. 46, No. 9
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00685-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Salmonella Infections in the Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor) in Western Pennsylvania{triangledown}

Justin A. Compton,1 Jason A. Baney,3 Sarah C. Donaldson,2 Beth A. Houser,2 Gary J. San Julian,1 Richard H. Yahner,1 Wayne Chmielecki,3 Stanley Reynolds,3 and Bhushan M. Jayarao2*

School of Forest Resources,1 Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania,2 Pennsylvania Department of Health, Lionville, Pennsylvania3

Received 10 April 2008/ Accepted 26 June 2008

Ten Salmonella enterica serotypes were isolated from fecal samples collected from anesthetized raccoons (n = 738) trapped in six Pennsylvania counties from 2003 to 2005. Comparison of raccoon pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pulse type data with the Pennsylvania Department of Health PFGE database revealed that the patterns of seven Salmonella serotypes matched those isolated from humans with salmonellosis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Veterinary Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802. Phone: (814) 863-5939. Fax: (814) 863-6140. E-mail: bmj3{at}psu.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 2 July 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2008, p. 3084-3086, Vol. 46, No. 9
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00685-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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