Table 1 Post-mortem sample results from elephants found dead in north-western Zimbabwe, 2020
From: Pasteurella sp. associated with fatal septicaemia in six African elephants
Animal ID | Date Sampled | Sex/Age (yr) | Blood smear | Culture | 16 S rDNA | GenBank Accession No.a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VF20/112 | 24/8/2020 | M/8 | 4+ paired CB | P. multocidab Bisgaard taxon 45c | Bisgaard taxon 45 | AY683487.1 |
VF20/113 | 25/8/2020 | M/8 | 4+ ALO | ND | Bisgaard taxon 45 | AY683487.1 |
VF20/114 | 25/8/2020 | M/25 | 3+ paired CB*; few ALO | ND | NA | Â |
VF20/115 | 25/8/2020 | M/UNK | 2+ paired CB; PBR | ND | Bisgaard taxon 45 | AY683487.1 |
VF20/116 | 25/8/2020 | M/6 | 4+ paired CB; few ALO | ND | Bisgaard taxon 45 | AY683487.1 |
VF20/120A | 26/8/2020 | F/6 | 2+ CB; 5+ PBR | ND | NA |  |
VF20/120B | 26/8/2020 | M/18 | 2+ paired CB or short chains; 3+ PBR | ND | Clostridium sp. | KC331191.1 |
VF20/120C | 26/8/2020 | M/8 | 3+ paired CB or short chains; PBR | ND | NA | Â |
VF20/120D | 26/8/2020 | F/15 | 1+ paired CB; 3+ PBR; ALO | ND | Clostridium sp. | FJ384387.1 |
VF20/120E | 26/8/2020 | F/1.5 | 5+ PBR | ND | NA |  |
VF20/124 | 1/9/2020 | M/10 | Few short bipolar CB; 4+ PBR | ND | Clostridium vulturis | NR_148266.1 |
VF20/129 | 7/9/2020 | M/18 | 2+ bipolar short rods, paired CB | P. multocidad, Klebsiella pneumoniaec | Mixed culture signal | Â |
VF20/130 | 12/9/2020 | M/4 | 2+ bipolar short rods, paired CB | ND | P. multocida | LR134514.1 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Bisgaard taxon 45 | AY683487.1 |
VF20/134 | 16/9/2020 | F/18 | Paired CB; 3+ PBR | ND | Clostridium sp. | AY685918.1 |
VF20/170 | 9/11/2020 | M/30 | 1+ bipolar short rods, paired CB | No Pasteurella spp.b | Bisgaard taxon 45 | AY683487.1 |
