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Hidalgo-Vila, J., Diaz-Paniagua, C., Portheault, A., de Frutos Escobar, C., Jimenez-Martinez., C., Mouden, E. H. E., & Slimani, T. , Incidence of salmonella sp. in testudo graeca. comparison between spanish (doñana) and maroccan (jbilets) tortoise populations. Paper presented at XIII Congreso Espanol.
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| Resource type: Proceedings Article BibTeX citation key: HidalgoVila2006a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Bakterien = bacteria, Chelonia, Cheloniidae, Habitat = habitat, Nordafrika = Northern Africa, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südwesteuropa = South-Western Europe, Testudinidae, Veterinärmedizin = veterinary medicine Creators: Diaz-Paniagua, de Frutos Escobar, Hidalgo-Vila, Jimenez-Martinez., Mouden, Portheault, Slimani Publisher: Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi Zientzi Elkartea Collection: XIII Congreso Espanol |
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Testudinidae Salmonella is a common enterobacteria, which is part of the intestinal flora in many terrestrial chelonians, being asymptomatic for healthy animals. We have estimated Salmonella infection rate in tortoises from Doñana National Park (Huelva, Souwthwestern Spain), and from two different localities in Morocco: a well preserved area (R’mila Bour) and an impoverished area (Central Jbilet). Faecal samples of tortoises were recorded by using sterile swabs inserted into the cloaca. The samples were then transported to the laboratory, in which they were cultivated for isolation and identifications of Salmonella serotypes. All tortoises analysed from Doñana harboured Salmonella in their faeces (100%), being Potsdam (I) the serotype most frequently isolated. No multiexcretion was detected. In Morocco, all analysed tortoises from the well preserved area also showed maximum incidence of Salmonella (100%), of which 41% individuals showed multiexcretion. The most frequent serotypes isolated were Abony (I) and 9,12:z29:1,5 (II). In the impoverished area, the incidence of Salmonella was 89.4%, showing multiexcretion in 77% of individuals. The most frequent serotypes in Jbilet were Richmond (I) and Abony (I). We confirm that spur thighed tortoises are common carriers of Salmonella, which may favour digestive functions of these reptiles. The high infectious rate of tortoises from preserved areas suggest that their higher tortoise density, and consequently higher encounter probably favour transmission of the bacteria among individuals. This study has been supported by the “Comité Mixte Interuniversitaire Maroco-Espagnol:AI 183/P/03” and AECI (Min. Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación-España).
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