PREVALENCE OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT STRAINS OF ESCHERICHIA COLI AND ENTEROCOCCUS SPP. IN ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS) AND RED DEER (CERVUS ELAPHUS) AT THE PARCO NAZIONALE DEI MONTI SIBILLINI, ITALY

PREVALENCE OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT STRAINS OF ESCHERICHIA COLI AND ENTEROCOCCUS SPP. IN ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS) AND RED DEER (CERVUS ELAPHUS) AT THE PARCO NAZIONALE DEI MONTI SIBILLINI, ITALY

A case control study was performed in the Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini, Italy, to find out whether roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) were more likely to harbour antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in their faeces, compared to Enterococcus spp. Ten areas were selec...

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Main Authors: B. Cenci Goga, A. Vizzani, C. Monticelli, I. Nicchiarelli, P. Sechi, I. Pisano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2009-09-01
Series:Italian Journal of Food Safety
Subjects:
Antibiotic-resistance, red deer, fallow deer, Escherichia spp., Enterococcus spp.
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ijfs/article/view/1138

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