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Pasmans, F., de Herd, P., Chasseur-Libotte, M. L., Ballasina, D. P. L., & Haesebrouck, F. (2000). Occurrence of salmonella in tortoises in a rescue centre in italy. Veterinary Record, 146(9), 256–258.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Pasmans2000 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Bakterien = bacteria, Chelonia, Cheloniidae, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae, Testudo, Testudo graeca, Testudo hermanni, Veterinärmedizin = veterinary medicine Creators: Ballasina, Chasseur-Libotte, Haesebrouck, de Herd, Pasmans Collection: Veterinary Record |
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31 male and 79 female Testudo hermanni, 14 male and 11 female T. graeca specimens, divided over 7 enclosures at the European Centre for the conservation of Chelonians in Tuscany, Italy, were studied. Weight, carapace length and the presence or absence of clinical disease signs were noted. Samples were taken from the cloaca to determine the occurrence of Salmonella infections. Salmonella was isolated from 106 of the 135 cloaca samples examined; 88 T. hermanni and 18 T. graeca. Excretion of Salmonella was demonstrated in 36 of the 45 male tortoises and in 70 of 90 females. The number of infected tortoises per enclosure was 5 out of 11 in the quarantine station; 8 out of 14, 4 out 5, 6 out of 6 in the T. graeca enclosures; and 40 out of 43, 8 out of 8 in the T. hermanni enclosures. In the enclosure fitted up for the deposition of eggs, Salmonella was isolated room 35 of the 48 females tested. Signs of clinical disease were observed in 9 of the 106 Salmonella positive tortoises and in 8 of the 29 Salmonella negative tortoises. Differences in the prevalence of Salmonella infections observed between the species and sexes were not significant. Clinical signs were found more often in Salmonella negative tortoises. Serotyping of the 108 Salmonella isolates revealed 16 serotypes of the species S. enterica.
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