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: Antonio Camarda, Elena Circella, Donato Pennelli, Anna Madio, Giordano Bruni, Vito Lagrasta, Giacomo Marzano, Egidio Mallia, Evelyn Campagnari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2006-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/ijas.2006.287