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Salmonellae and Other Enteropathogenic Bacteria in the Intestines of Wall Geckos in Nigeria

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Journal Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
Publisher Springer
Specialty Microbiology
Date 1986 Jan 1
PMID 3729372
Citations 7
Authors
H C Gugnani
J U Oguike
R Sakazaki
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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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