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Survey of Campylobacter species, VTEC 01 57 and Salmonella species in Swedish wildlife
Author(s) -
Wahlström H.,
Tysén E.,
Olsson Engvall E.,
Brändstrom B.,
Eriksson E.,
Mörner T.,
Vågsholm I.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.153.3.74
Subject(s) - vtec , salmonella , campylobacter , wild boar , verocytotoxin , biology , veterinary medicine , campylobacter coli , wildlife , zoology , escherichia coli , ecology , bacteria , medicine , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Samples collected from 791 wild animals (Canada geese, roe deer, hares, moose, wild boar and gulls) shot during hunting were examined for verocytotoxin‐producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) 0157, and thermophilic Campylobacter and Salmonella species. With the exception of one positive isolate from a wild boar, VTEC 0157 was not isolated from any of the animals. Salmonella species were isolated only from the gulls, of which 4 per cent were estimated to be positive. Thermophilic Campylobacter species were commonly isolated from all the species except deer.