| molecular screening for bacteria and protozoa in great cormorants (phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) nesting in slovakia, central europe. | this study brings the data about the occurrence of bacterial and protozoan pathogens in 32 great cormorants (phalacrocorax carbo sinensis), representing approximately 20% of the population nesting in the surroundings of water basin liptovská mara (northern part of central slovakia). a survey revealed the presence of tick-borne bacteria anaplasma phagocytophilum (6.25%) and parasitic protozoa toxoplasma gondii (3.1%). these data indicate an infectious status of the great cormorant population nest ... | 2016 | 27447224 |