Citrobacter freundii septicemia in a stranded newborn Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)

Abstract

Citrobacter freundii,agram-negative enterobacterium, may cause fatal septicemia in humans and animals. Its potential pathogenic role in cetaceans (bottlenose dolphins and beluga whales) has been hypothesized. Here we describe fatal C. freundii septicemia in a stranded newborn Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris). © Wildlife Disease Association 2011.