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Table 2 Salmonella species isolated from Norwegian zoo reptiles, serovars and their host, including numbers of each serovar and numbers of each host species

From: Prevalence of Salmonella serovars isolated from reptiles in Norwegian zoos

Species

Subspecies

Serovar

No. of isolates

Host

No. of hosts

Salmonella enterica

enterica

Kottbus

1

Hermann’s tortoise

Testudo hermanni

1

Hadar

1

Central bearded dragon

Pogona viticeps

1

Poano

1

Cuban boa

Chilabothrus angulifer

1

Muenchen

5

Spotted python

Antaresia maculosa

2

Carpet python

Morelia spilota

1

Common boa

Boa constrictor

1

Corn snake

Pantherophis guttatus

1

Redlands

1

Corn snake

Pantherophis guttatus

1

9,12:eh:-

1

Blue-tongue skink

Tiliqua nigrolutea

1

Cotham

1

Central bearded dragon

Pogona viticeps

1

Lome

1

Royal python

Python regius

1

Paratyphi B var Java

6

Royal python

Python regius

4a

Green tree python

Morelia viridis

1

Carpet python

Morelia spilota

1

arizonae

44:z4, z23:-

1

Corn snake

Pantherophis guttatus

1

51:z4z23:-

1

Carpet python

Morelia spilota

1

diarizonae

57:c:z

2

Royal python

Python regius

1

Indian python

Python molurus

1

47:k:z35

1

Blue-tongue skink

Tiliqua nigrolutea

1

48:z52:enz15

1

Carpet python

Morelia spilota

1

48:1, v:1,5

1

Common boa

Boa constrictor

1

48:1w:1,5,7

1

Common boa

Boa constrictor

1

48:c:z

1

Green iguana

Iguana iguana

1

50:r:z

1

Royal python

Python regius

1

65:k:z53

7

Royal python

Python regius

1

Hognose

Heterodon

3

Carpet python

Morelia spilota

2

Central bearded dragon

Pogona viticeps

1

14:z10:z

1

California kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula californiae

1

salamae

18:z4,z23:-

4

Royal python

Python regius

2a

Ocellated lizard

Timon lepidus

1

Central bearded dragon

Pogona viticeps

1

16:gm t:-

1

Angolan python

Python anchietae

1

houtenae

44:z4z23:-

1

Ocellated lizard

Timon lepidus

1

Salmonella sp.

Unknown

49:1w:1,5,7

1

Indian python

Python molurus

1

28:z52:z53

1

Blue-tongue skink

Tiliqua nigrolutea

1

51:i:1,2

1

Royal python

Python regius

1

  1. aTwo different Salmonella isolates (S. ser. Paratyphi B var Java and S. enterica ssp. salamae ser. 18:z4,z23:-) were identified originating from a common Royal python (Python regius) host. Thus, 45 isolates of Salmonella spp. were identified from 44 positive reptile hosts