Survey of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 in urban pigeons (Columba livia) in the city of Napoli, Italy

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-316

  Santaniello, Antonio ^a   Gargiulo, Antonio ^a   Borrelli, Luca ^a   Dipineto, Ludovico ^a   Cuomo, Alessandra ^a   Sensale, Mariangela ^a   Fontanella, Marzia ^a,b   Calabria, Mariarosaria ^a   Musella, Vincenzo ^a   Menna, Lucia Francesca ^a   Fioretti, Alessandro ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CEINGE BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157:H7; Napoli; Pigeon; Shiga toxins; Zoonotic risk

Indexed keywords

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 35448959274     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.313     Document Type: Conference Paper

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