%A Dr BG Meerburg
%A Dr WF Jacobs-Reitsma
%A Prof JA Wagenaar
%A Prof A Kijlstra
%J Applied & Environmental Microbiology
%T Presence of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in Wild Small Mammals on Organic Farms
%X The presence of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in rodents and insectivores (n = 282) was investigated on organic farms. Infections were encountered in house mice (8 of 83 Campylobacter positive and 1 of 83 Salmonella sp. strain Livingstone positive) and brown rats (1 of 8 Campylobacter positive) but not in other species. No shared Campylobacter genotypes were found between rodent and pig manure isolates. Effective on-farm rodent management is recommended.
%N 1
%K rodents, zoonosis, Salmonella, Campylobacter, organic farming, pig, poultry, food safety
%P 960-962
%V 72
%D 2006
%I American Society for Microbiology
%L orgprints10062