PREVALENCE OF SALMONELLA IN THE INTESTINAL TRACTS OF FARM-REARED CROCODILES (CROCODYLUS-NILOTICUS) IN ZIMBABWE

Authors
OBWOLO MJ ZWART P
Citation
Mj. Obwolo et P. Zwart, PREVALENCE OF SALMONELLA IN THE INTESTINAL TRACTS OF FARM-REARED CROCODILES (CROCODYLUS-NILOTICUS) IN ZIMBABWE, Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine, 24(2), 1993, pp. 175-176
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
10427260
Volume
24
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
175 - 176
Database
ISI
SICI code
1042-7260(1993)24:2<175:POSITI>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Healthy 3-yr-old crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) reared on a commerc ial farm in Zimbabwe were examined for the presence of intestinal Salm onella. Eight out of 50 crocodiles (16%) were positive, the majority w ith S. arizona. This finding suggests that Salmonella may represent no rmal flora in the intestinal tracts of crocodiles.