| turtles as a possible reservoir of nontyphoidal salmonella in shanghai, china. | terrapins and turtles are known to transmit salmonella to humans. however, little was known about the occurrence of this pathogen in soft-shelled terrapin that is a popular delicacy in chinese and other east asian cuisines. we isolated and characterized 82 (24.4%) isolates of salmonella from 336 fecal samples of soft-shelled terrapins (51 of 172; 29.7%) and pet turtles (31 of 164; 18.9%) in shanghai. salmonella thompson was the most common serotype (17.1%) among others. many isolates (84.1%) wer ... | 2016 | 27267492 |