Title
Identification of salmonella spp. in motelo turtles (Geochelone denticulata) of a zoo farm in Iquitos City
Other title
Identificaci n de salmonella sp. en tortugas motelo (Geochelone denticulata) de un criadero de la ciudad de Iquitos
Date Issued
01 January 2010
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The objective of the present study was to detect the presence of Salmonella spp. in 30 motelo turtles (Geochelone denticulata) in a zoo of the Iquitos region, Peru. Fecal samples were obtained by rectal swaps and processed by bacteriological and biochemical cultivation tests. The results showed that 6.7% of the samples were positive to Salmonella spp. and the typing indicated Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serotype typhimurium.
Start page
140
End page
143
Volume
21
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85047064760
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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