Preen gland removal increases plumage bacterial load but not that of feather-degrading bacteria

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-151

  Czirják, Gábor Árpád ^a,b,g   Pap, Péter László ^c   Vágási, Csongor István ^c,d   Giraudeau, Mathieu ^a,e   Mureşan, Cosmin ^b   Mirleau, Pascal ^a,f   Heeb, Philipp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^g LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial abundance; Experimental gland removal; Feather degrading bacteria; In vivo antibacterial effect; Other cultivable bacteria; Preen gland

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEATHER; INHIBITOR; PASSERINE;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERI;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; FEATHER; GROOMING; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEBUM; SPARROW;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIODIVERSITY; FEATHERS; GROOMING; MALE; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; SEBUM; SPARROWS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875247842     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-012-1005-2     Document Type: Article

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