Evidence for a role of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus gallolyticus in the aetiology of exudative cloacitis in the critically endangered kakapo (Strigops habroptilus)
Rebecca K. French, Stephanie J. Waller, Janelle R. Wierenga, Rebecca M. Grimwood, James Hodgkinson‐Bean, Andrew Digby, Lydia Uddstrom, Daryl Eason, Kakapo Recovery Team, Lisa S. Argilla, Patrick J. Biggs, Adrian L. Cookson, Nigel Peter French, Jemma L. Geoghegan
The paper identifies extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, and Streptococcus gallolyticus as potential causative agents of exudative cloacitis in kakapos through metatranscriptomic analysis of lesions and cloacal swabs.
Molecular Ecology · Apr 19, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology