Isolation of Salmonella strains from reptile faeces and comparison of different culture media

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 709-715

  Corrente, M ^a   Madio, A ^a   Friedrich, K G ^b   Greco, G ^a   Desario, C ^a   Tagliabue, S ^c   D'Incau, M ^c   Campolo, M ^a   Buonavoglia, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Veterinary Department of Bioparco   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Faeces; Isolation; Reptiles; Salmonella spp.

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMINO ACIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CULTURE MEDIUM; DIFFUSION METHOD; FECES; ISOLATION; REPTILE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA SPP; SALMONELLA SPP.; SALMONELLA STRAINS; STANDARD PROTOCOLS;

SALMONELLA;

AMPICILLIN; COLISTIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

FECAL COLIFORM;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FECES; FOOD; PREVALENCE; REPTILE; SALMONELLA; SEROTYPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; REPTILIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA;

EID: 1842610532     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02186.x     Document Type: Article

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