Jonas Bonnedahl

In Search of Human-associated Bacterial Pathogens in Antarctic Wildlife: Report from Six Penguin Colonies Regularly Visited by Tourists (2005)

Jonas Bonnedahl, Tina Broman, Jonas Waldenström, Helena Palmgren, Taina Niskanen, Björn Olsen

We investigated the potential role of Antarctic tourism in the introduction of human-associated pathogens into Antarctic wildlife. We collected and analyzed 233 fecal samples from eight bird species....

Chlamydophila abortus in a Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi) from a Subantarctic Island

Herrmann, Björn, Rahman, Rubaiyat, Bergström, Sven, Bonnedahl, Jonas, Olsen, Björn

On Bird Island, South Georgia, a new strain of Chlamydophila abortus was detected in one Brown skua out of 37 specimens from six different seabird species. Phylogenetic analysis of the rnpB and omp1...

Chlamydophila abortus in a Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi) from a Subantarctic Island

Herrmann, Björn, Rahman, Rubaiyat, Bergström, Sven, Bonnedahl, Jonas, Olsen, Björn

On Bird Island, South Georgia, a new strain of Chlamydophila abortus was detected in one Brown skua out of 37 specimens from six different seabird species. Phylogenetic analysis of the rnpB and omp1...

Dissemination of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria into the Arctic

Sjölund, Maria, Bonnedahl, Jonas, Hernandez, Jorge, Bengtsson, Stina, Cederbrant, Gunilla, Pinhassi, Jarone, ...

We show that Escherichia coli isolates originating from Arctic birds carry antimicrobial drug resistance determinants. This finding implies that dissemination of drug-resistant bacteria is worldwide....