Frequency of detection of Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., and Campylobacter spp. in the Faeces of Wild Rats (Rattus spp.) in Trinidad and Tobago

Veterinary Medicine International

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nkogwe, Comfort ^a   Raletobana, Juliah ^a   Stewart Johnson, Alva ^a   Suepaul, Sharianne ^a   Adesiyun, Abiodun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RATTUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84863944527     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20420048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/686923     Document Type: Article

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