Title of article
Campylobacter jejuni in the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) population of Southern Italy
Author/Authors
Alessandra and Dipineto، نويسنده , , Ludovico and Gargiulo، نويسنده , , Antonio and Cuomo، نويسنده , , Alessandra and Santaniello، نويسنده , , Antonio and Sensale، نويسنده , , Mariangela and Borrelli، نويسنده , , Luca and D’Angelo، نويسنده , , Livia and Menna، نويسنده , , Lucia F. and Fioretti، نويسنده , , Alessandro، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Pages
2
From page
149
To page
150
Abstract
Rectal swab samples were collected from 60 red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) from July 2006 to April 2007 in Southern Italy. Samples were tested for Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli by culture methods and suspected colonies were then confirmed by polymerase chain reaction. C. jejuni was detected in 5/60 (8.3%) samples examined but infection status was not related to age or sex and C. coli was not isolated. This is believed to be the first report of C. jejuni infection in the red squirrel.
Keywords
Campylobacter jejuni , Italy , Campylobacter coli , Survey , red squirrel
Journal title
The Veterinary Journal
Serial Year
2009
Journal title
The Veterinary Journal
Record number
1393017
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