Influence of Refuse Sites on the Prevalence of Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella Serovars in Seagulls
- 1 May 2010
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 76 (9), 3052-3056
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02524-09
Abstract
Wild animals are well-known reservoirs of Campylobacter and Salmonella . We investigated the influence of insalubrious diets on the prevalence of both enterobacteria in seagulls. Campylobacter occurrence in gull chicks sampled along the northeastern Iberian coast was directly related to the degree of refuse consumption. High Salmonella values from the sampling sites did not reflect any dietary relationship.Keywords
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