Shigella flexnerii and Escherichia coli were the most frequent Gram-negative bacteria found in the mouth cavity and cloacae of the turtles Podocnemis expansa and P. unifilis on beaches in the National Park of Araguaia, Brazil. Reptiles are known as Salmonella carriers, despite rarely isolated in these turtles.
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de Morais, P. B., de Souza, D. R., de Sousa, F. M. P., de Oliveira, K. W., & Pimenta, R. S. (2011). Enterobacteriaceae in mouth and cloaca of Podocnemis expansa and p. unifilis (Testudines: Chelonia) populations of National Park of Araguaia plains, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 42(2), 526–530. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1517-83822011000200017