Dataset of Carriage of antibiotic resistant bacteria in endangered and declining Australian pinniped pups

Dataset of samples collected from Australian sea lion, Australian fur seal and long-nosed fur seal pups across eight breeding colonies in Australia from 2016-2019. Includes year of sample collection, animal ID and breeding colony where collection took place. The dataset includes whether integrons were detected in Escherichia coli isolates or in DNA extracted form faecal samples. The gene cassette array for each positive sample has been included. The concentrations of trace elements and heavy metals in blood samples were limited to Australian fur seal pup sampled at Seal Rocks in 2018. The concentrations of Zn, As, Se, Hg, and Pb in whole blood of A. p. doriferus pups sampled at Seal Rocks in 2018 (n=52) were provided by another study (Cobb-Clarke and Gray, personal communication). The data was derived from samples analysed using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS; Agilent Technologies 7500 ce inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy, Santa Clara, CA).