Pattern of Salmonella excretion in amphibians and reptiles in a vivarium

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-59

  Pfleger, Silvia ^a   Benyr, Gerald ^b   Sommer, Regina ^a   Hassl, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Health risk; Herpetology; Reptiles; Salmonella; Transmission route

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; REPTILE; SALMONELLA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES HABITAT;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; REPTILIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0344211923     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00184     Document Type: Article

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