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1 March 2013 SALMONELLA, CAMPYLOBACTER, AND CHLAMYDOPHILA IN BALD IBIS (GERONTICUS EREMITA) FECES IN TURKEY
Osman Yaşar Tel, Faruk Bozkaya, Oktay Keskin
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., and Chlamydophila psittaci in fecal samples of bald ibises (Geronticus eremita) housed in a conservation facility in Turkey. A total of 82 fecal samples were collected from cages and evaluated by bacteriologic methods and a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique for Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. and by PCR for C. psittaci. Campylobacter spp. were isolated from 24 of 82 fecal samples (29.2%). Of these 18 (75%), 4 (16.7%) and 2 (8.3%) were Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, and other Campylobacter spp., respectively. Salmonella spp. were detected in 8 fecal specimens.(9.7%) by PCR. The presence of C. psittaci was not detected in the bald ibises studied. The results suggested that the bald ibises in this present study might be at a higher risk of infection with Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp.

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Osman Yaşar Tel, Faruk Bozkaya, and Oktay Keskin "SALMONELLA, CAMPYLOBACTER, AND CHLAMYDOPHILA IN BALD IBIS (GERONTICUS EREMITA) FECES IN TURKEY," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 44(1), 21-26, (1 March 2013). https://doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260-44.1.21
Received: 1 October 2011; Published: 1 March 2013
KEYWORDS
Bald ibis
Campylobacter
Chlamydophila psittaci
Geronticus eremita
PCR
Salmonella
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