Salmonella spp. in free-ranging and farmed alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) from Texas and Louisiana U.S.A. Academic Article

abstract

• A survey of 71 free-ranging and 29 farmed alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) for Salmonella was conducted in southeast Texas and south Louisiana (USA) from September 1992 to September 1995. Salmonella spp- were isolated more commonly in indoor farmed animals (20%) than wild animals (2.8%). There was no difference in prevalence between wild adult (> 1.83 m) and wild subadult alligators (< 1.83 m).

authors

• Scott, Timothy

published proceedings

• Aquaculture

altmetric score

• 1.85

author list (cited authors)

• Scott, T., & Foster, B. G.

citation count

• 10

complete list of authors

• Scott, Timothy||Foster, BG

publication date

• January 1997

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Annual review of fish diseases  Journal

keywords

• Digestive Diseases
• Emerging Infectious Diseases

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/s0044-8486(97)00087-2

start page

• 179

end page

• 181

volume

• 156

issue

• 1-2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0044-8486(97)00087-2