Prevalence of Salmonella shedding in faeces by captive chelonians

Veterinary Record

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 56-58

  Strohl, P ^a   Tilly, B ^a   Fremy S ^b   Brisabois, A ^b   Guerin Faublee V ^a  

^a VETAGRO SUP   (France)

^b Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REPTILE; SALMONELLA; SEROTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); REPTILIA; SALMONELLA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0347765916     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.154.2.56     Document Type: Article

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