Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2428194 | Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A microbiological survey of 73 pellets collected from different birds of prey species housed at the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center of Napoli (southern Italy) was performed. Pellets were analyzed by culture and biochemical methods as well as by serotyping and polymerase chain reaction. We isolated a wide range of bacteria some of them also pathogens for humans (i.e. Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium, Campylobacter coli, Escherichia coli O serogroups). This study highlights the potential role of birds of prey as asymptomatic carriers of pathogenic bacteria which could be disseminated in the environment not only through the birds of prey feces but also through their pellets.
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Authors
Ludovico Dipineto, Luigi Maria De Luca Bossa, Antonino Pace, Tamara Pasqualina Russo, Antonio Gargiulo, Francesca Ciccarelli, Pasquale Raia, Vincenzo Caputo, Alessandro Fioretti,