Novel Lethal Clostridial Infection in Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris): Cause of the 2013 Unusual Mortality Event in the Indian River Lagoon

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 9
• Main Authors: Landsberg, Jan H., Tabuchi, Maki, Rotstein, David S., Subramaniam, Kuttichantran, Rodrigues, Thais C. S., Waltzek, Thomas B., Stacy, Nicole I., Wilson, Patrick W., Kiryu, Yasunari, Uzal, Francisco A., de Wit, Martine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 10.03.2022
• Subjects: Clostridioides difficile; dietary shift; dysbiosis; manatee; mortality; Paeniclostridium sordellii

The Indian River Lagoon (IRL) on Florida’s east coast is a biologically diverse estuary and an important habitat to the threatened Florida manatee ( Trichechus manatus latirostris ). An unusual mortality event (UME) was declared by the Working Group on Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Events in 2013...