TY - JOUR
T1 - Seagulls (Larus spp.) as vectors of salmonellae
T2 - An investigation into the range of serotypes and numbers of salmonellae in gull faeces
AU - Fenlon, D. R.
PY - 1981/4
Y1 - 1981/4
N2 - Of 1242 samples of seagulls faeces examined, 12·9% were found to contain salmonellae. The number of positive samples was significantly higher (17–21%) near sewage outfalls. Twenty-seven serotypes were isolated, including a new serotype named Salmonella grampian. The range and frequency of serotypes carried by gulls was similar to those in the human population, suggesting sewage as a possible source of gull infection. The number of salmonellae found in positive samples was low (0·18−191 g−1 faeces). This was similar to the numbers found in sewage, 10−80 l−1, suggesting gulls may only carry infected material without infecting themselves. Antibiotic resistance in the isolates was low, only 21 showing resistance to the antibiotics tested, although most of these were determined by resistance transfer plasmids.
AB - Of 1242 samples of seagulls faeces examined, 12·9% were found to contain salmonellae. The number of positive samples was significantly higher (17–21%) near sewage outfalls. Twenty-seven serotypes were isolated, including a new serotype named Salmonella grampian. The range and frequency of serotypes carried by gulls was similar to those in the human population, suggesting sewage as a possible source of gull infection. The number of salmonellae found in positive samples was low (0·18−191 g−1 faeces). This was similar to the numbers found in sewage, 10−80 l−1, suggesting gulls may only carry infected material without infecting themselves. Antibiotic resistance in the isolates was low, only 21 showing resistance to the antibiotics tested, although most of these were determined by resistance transfer plasmids.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0022172400068911
DO - 10.1017/S0022172400068911
M3 - Article
C2 - 7462604
AN - SCOPUS:0019462962
SN - 0950-2688
VL - 86
SP - 195
EP - 202
JO - Epidemiology and Infection
JF - Epidemiology and Infection
IS - 2
ER -