Survey of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in different taxa and ecological guilds of migratory birds

A total of 169 faecal samples were collected from migrating birds, belonging to the Order of Passeriformes, in Campania region in order to isolate Campylobacter spp. Campylobacter spp. were isolated from 39 of the 169 birds examined (23.1%). Among these 36 were identified as C. jejuni and the remain...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Fioretti, Lucia Francesca Menna, Mariarosaria Calabria, Antonio Santaniello, Ludovico Dipineto, Alessandra Cuomo, Mariangela Sensale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/2189