Presence of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in wild small mammals on organic farms.
The presence of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in rodents and insectivores (n = 282) was investigated on organic farms. Infections were encountered in house mice (8 of 83 Campylobacter positive and 1 of 83 Salmonella sp. strain Livingstone positive) and brown rats (1 of 8 Campylobacter positive) but not in other species. No shared Campylobacter genotypes were found between rodent and pig manure isolates. Effective on-farm rodent management is recommended.
Meerburg
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Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 65, NL-8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands. Bastiaan.Meerburg@wur.nl
Jacobs-Reitsma
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Wagenaar
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JA
Kijlstra
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D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology*; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D012377:Rodentia / Q000382:microbiology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000382:microbiology; D012788:Shrews / Q000382:microbiology*