Wild birds as biological indicators of environmental pollution: Biotyping and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Escherichia coli isolated from Audouin's gulls (Larus audouinii) living in the Bay of Gallipoli (Italy)

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-290

  Camarda, Antonio ^a   Circella, Elena ^a   Pennelli, Donato ^b   Madio, Anna ^a   Bruni, Giordano ^a   Lagrasta, Vito ^a   Marzano, Giacomo ^d   Mallia, Egidio ^d   Campagnari, Evelyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

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

^c Laboratorio Tre Valli   (Italy)

^d Università degli Studi di Bari SP ^*

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Biotyping; E. coli; Gulls

Indexed keywords

AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LARUS; LARUS AUDOUINII;

EID: 33750239891     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2006.287     Document Type: Conference Paper

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