Wild black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) as an environmental reservoir of Salmonella strains resistant to antimicrobial drugs

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-60

  Cizek A ^a   Dolejska M ^a   Karpiskova R ^b   Dedicova D ^b   Literak I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cloacal swab; Czech Republic; Drug resistance; Feces; Gulls; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM DT104;

EID: 33846641561     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-006-0054-2     Document Type: Article

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