Occurrence of Salmonella in cold-blooded animals in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
The occurrence of Salmonella in endemic and subendemic species of lizard and frog of Gran Canaria, Gallotia stehlini and Rana perezi, as well as captive reptiles from other regions of the world was investigated. The occurrence of Salmonella was statistically higher in endemic and subendemic species than in captive animals (p < 0.001). Seventy strains of Salmonella were isolated. S. berta and S. gran canaria were the most frequently isolated serotypes. The study of Salmonella in gall-bladder contents showed a high parasitation (85%), being higher in Gallotia stehlini (100%) than in Rana perezi (60%). None of the isolated salmonellae were resistant to tested antibiotics.
Monzón Moreno
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U.D. Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
Ojeda Vargas
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Echeita
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Usera
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000382:microbiology; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D011898:Ranidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D012104:Reptiles / Q000382:microbiology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014426:Turtles / Q000382:microbiology