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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2006, p. 960-962, Vol. 72, No. 1
0099-2240/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.72.1.960-962.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Presence of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in Wild Small Mammals on Organic Farms

B. G. Meerburg,1* W. F. Jacobs-Reitsma,1 J. A. Wagenaar,1 and A. Kijlstra1,2

Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Lelystad, The Netherlands,1 Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Research Institute Maastricht, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands2

Received 30 August 2005/ Accepted 27 October 2005

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 65, NL-8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands. Phone: 31 (320)238238. Fax: 31 (320)238050. E-mail: Bastiaan.Meerburg{at}wur.nl

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2006, p. 960-962, Vol. 72, No. 1
0099-2240/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.72.1.960-962.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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