| prevalence and antibiotic-resistance characteristics of enterococcus spp. isolated from free-living and captive raptors in central illinois. | due to their predatory nature, raptor species may serve as important indicators of environmental contamination with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. raptors prey on small rodents and birds that have diverse habitat ranges, including urban and rural environments, and their intestinal microflora can reflect that of the animals on which they feed. enterococcus spp. were selected as target organisms because they have been isolated from the avian gastrointestinal tract, can be conferred by prey item ... | 2009 | 19395740 |