Wild Birds as biological indicators of environmental pollution: biotyping and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Escherichia coli isolated from Audouin's gulls (Larus Audouinii) living in the Bay of Gallipoli (Italy)

E. Coli biotyping and antimicrobial succeptibility tests were performed on fortyeight cloacal swabs collected from a popoulation of Audouin's gulls ((Larus Audouinii) living in the Bay of Gallipoli (Lecce, Italy). The aim was to assess the pathogenic potential of the strains the gulls carry and...

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Main Authors: Egidio Mallia, Giacomo Marzano, Vito Lagrasta, Giordano Bruni, Anna Madio, Evelyn Campagnari, Elena Circella, Donato Pennelli, Antonio Camarda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1861