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. 1986;52(2):117-20.
doi: 10.1007/BF00429314.

Salmonellae and other enteropathogenic bacteria in the intestines of wall geckos in Nigeria

H C Gugnani, J U Oguike, R Sakazaki

Salmonellae and other enteropathogenic bacteria in the intestines of wall geckos in Nigeria

H C Gugnani et al. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 1986.

Abstract

The aerobic bacterial flora of the intestine of 150 wall geckos (Hemidactylus brookei) was investigated. A variety of bacteria was recovered including 35 isolates of Salmonella and several other species of Enterobacteriaceae, viz. Shigella sonnei - 2, Edwardsiella tarda - 4, Enterobacter spp - 8, Citrobacter freudii - 3, Serratia marcescens - 3, Proteus spp - 35, Klebsiella pneumoniae - 13, and Escherichia coli - 17, isolates. Eight Salmonella serotypes were identified, the predominant ones being S. hvittingfoss and S. typhimurium. The significance of these findings for the spread of human enteropathogens is discussed.

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