title: Occurrence of Escherichia coli in feces of psittacine birds.
abstract: The feces of 125 psittacine birds, representing 12 species, were cultured on selective media to determine the presence of Escherichia coli. Only 13.6% (17) of the birds yielded E. coli.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D010240:Parakeets / Q000382:microbiology; D010311:Parrots / Q000382:microbiology; D011563:Psittaciformes / Q000382:microbiology*