Examination of lizards’ and snakes’ Salmonella infections in Hungary
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https://doi.org/10.17205/SZIE.AWETH.2017.1.018Keywords:
lizard, snake, SalmonellaAbstract
Between 2010 and 2011 the authors examined 173 different reptiles in Hungary regarding Salmonella subclinical infection. As a result they found 63 positive samples. They identified 35 different Salmonella serotypes.
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