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A longitudinal study of Escherichia coli strains isolated from captive mammals, birds, and reptiles in Trinidad.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians - 1 Sept 2000
Gopee N V, Adesiyun A A, Caesar K
Abstract excerpt
A longitudinal study was conducted of the prevalence and characteristics of Escherichia coli in mammals, birds, and reptiles housed at the Emperor Valley Zoo, Trinidad. During a 6-mo study period, swabs were obtained from fecal samples that were randomly collected from the enclosures of animals from these three taxonomic groups every 3 wk. With snakes, both cloacal and fecal swabs were obtained. Fecal and cloacal...
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