Publications

bartonella spp. exposure in northern and southern sea otters in alaska and california.	since 2002, an increased number of northern sea otters (enhydra lutris kenyoni) from southcentral alaska have been reported to be dying due to endocarditis and/or septicemia with infection by streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli. bartonella spp. dna was also detected in northern sea otters as part of mortality investigations during this unusual mortality event (ume) in kachemak bay, alaska. to evaluate the extent of exposure to bartonella spp. in sea otters, sera collected from necropsied and l ...	2014	25514118
novel bartonella infection in northern and southern sea otters (enhydra lutris kenyoni and enhydra lutris nereis).	since 2002, vegetative valvular endocarditis (vve), septicemia and meningoencephalitis have contributed to an unusual mortality event (ume) of northern sea otters in southcentral alaska. streptococcal organisms were commonly isolated from vegetative lesions and organs from these sea otters. bartonella infection has also been associated with bacteremia and vve in terrestrial mammals, but little is known regarding its pathogenic significance in marine mammals. our study evaluated whether streptoco ...	2014	24629902
novel poxvirus infection in northern and southern sea otters (enhydra lutris kenyoni and enhydra lutris neiris), alaska and california, usa.	small superficially ulcerated skin lesions were observed between october 2009 and september 2011 during captive care of two orphaned sea otter pups: one northern (enhydra lutris kenyoni) in alaska and one southern (enhydra lutris nereis) in california. inclusions consistent with poxviral infection were diagnosed by histopathology in both cases. virions consistent with poxvirus virions were seen on electron microscopy in the northern sea otter, and the virus was successfully propagated in cell cu ...	2014	24807180