title: [The occurrence and characterization of Campylobacter spp. in silver gulls (Larus argentatus), three-toed gulls (Rissa tridactyla) and house sparrows (Passer domesticus)].
abstract: Altogether 16 Campylobacter (C.) isolates could be recovered from 65 Herring gulls: 5 x C. laridis, 2 x C. jejuni biovar 1, 4 x C. jejuni biovar 2 and 5 x C. coli. Campylobacter spp. were isolated from 15 out of 51 samples from Kittiwakes: 2 x C. jejuni biovar 1 and 13 x C. laridis. All C. coli isolates grew on agar containing 1.5% NaCl. Two Campylobacter isolates from 50 House sparrows differed from all other isolates by a distinct beta-hemolysis and other phenotypic characteristics and could not be associated with a certain Campylobacter species. Epidemiological aspects and the possible role of the examined birds as a source of infection for man and domestic animals are discussed.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Glünder
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petermann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D001717:Birds; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*
vernacular_title: Vorkommen und Charakterisierung von Campylobacter spp. bei Silbermöwen (Larus argentatus), Dreizehenmöwen (Rissa tridactyla) und Haussperlingen (Passer domesticus).