Enterobacteriaceae in mouth and cloaca of podocnemis expansa and P. Unifilis (testudines: chelonia) populations of national park of araguaia plains, Brazil

Enterobacteriaceae in mouth and cloaca of podocnemis expansa and P. Unifilis (testudines: chelonia) populations of national park of araguaia plains, Brazil

Shigella flexnerii and Escherichia coli were the most frequent Gram-negative bacteria found in the mouth cavity and cloacae of the turtles Podocnemis expansa and P. unifilis on beaches in the National Park of Araguaia, Brazil. Reptiles are known as Salmonella carriers, despite rarely isolated in these turtles.

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Main Authors: Morais,Paula Benevides de, Souza,Denise Rodrigues de, Sousa,Francisca Maria Pinheiro de, Oliveira,Kleverson Wessel de, Pimenta,Raphael Sanzio
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2011
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822011000200017
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Summary:Shigella flexnerii and Escherichia coli were the most frequent Gram-negative bacteria found in the mouth cavity and cloacae of the turtles Podocnemis expansa and P. unifilis on beaches in the National Park of Araguaia, Brazil. Reptiles are known as Salmonella carriers, despite rarely isolated in these turtles.

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