Presence of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in wild small mammals on organic farms

B G Meerburg; W F Jacobs-Reitsma; J A Wagenaar; A Kijlstra

doi:10.1128/AEM.72.1.960-962.2006

Presence of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in wild small mammals on organic farms

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 Jan;72(1):960-2. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.1.960-962.2006.

Authors

B G Meerburg¹, W F Jacobs-Reitsma, J A Wagenaar, A Kijlstra

Affiliation

¹ Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 65, NL-8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands. Bastiaan.Meerburg@wur.nl

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animal Husbandry
Animals
Animals, Wild / microbiology*
Campylobacter / classification
Campylobacter / isolation & purification*
Campylobacter Infections / microbiology
Rodent Diseases / microbiology
Rodentia / microbiology*
Salmonella / classification
Salmonella / isolation & purification*
Salmonella Infections, Animal / microbiology
Shrews / microbiology*