Abstract

RUIZ M., Nelson; CALLE E., Sonia  and  GALVEZ C., Hugo. Identification of Salmonella spp. in motelo turtles (Geochelone denticulata) of a zoo farm in Iquitos city. Rev. investig. vet. Perú [online]. 2010, vol.21, n.1, pp.140-143. ISSN 1609-9117.

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.

Keywords : Salmonella; motelo turtle; enterobacterias; typing.

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