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. 2006 Jan;72(1):960-2.
doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.1.960-962.2006.

Presence of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in wild small mammals on organic farms

B G Meerburg  1 , W F Jacobs-Reitsma, J A Wagenaar, A Kijlstra
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Presence of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in wild small mammals on organic farms

B G Meerburg et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 Jan.

Abstract

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.

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FIG. 1.
AFLP analysis of Campylobacter strains identified in the study, linked to farms of origin. M, house mouse; R, rat; P, pig.
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