Influence of Refuse Sites on the Prevalence of Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella Serovars in Seagulls

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3052-3056

  Ramos, Raül ^a   Cerdà Cuéllar, Marta ^b,c   Ramírez, Francisco ^a   Jover, Lluís ^a   Ruiz, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER SPP; CAMPYLOBACTERS; ENTEROBACTERIA; SAMPLING SITE; WILD ANIMALS;

ANIMALS;

SALMONELLA;

BACTERIUM; DIET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; SEABIRD; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHARADRIIFORMES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SALMONELLA; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHARADRIIFORMES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SALMONELLA;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; SALMONELLA;

EID: 77951604584     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02524-09     Document Type: Article

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