| first isolation of salmonella enterica serovar napoli from wild birds in italy. | salmonella enterica serovar napoli (s. napoli) is an emerging serovar in italy. it accounts for 2-4% of all serovars isolated from human infections. the zoonotic origin of this serovar is still unknown and this makes difficult to apply any control intervention. we report here the isolation of s. napoli from a river nightingale (cettia cetti, temminck 1820) which represents the first description of this serovar from wild birds. this finding adds knowledge to the ecology of s. napoli and addresses ... | 2014 | 24695259 |
| molecular analysis of faecal samples from birds to identify potential crop pests and useful biocontrol agents in natural areas. | wild habitats adjoining farmland are potentially valuable sources of natural enemies, but also of pests. here we tested the utility of birds as 'sampling devices', to identify the diversity of prey available to predators and particularly to screen for pests and natural enemies using natural ecosystems as refugia. here we used pcr to amplify prey dna from three sympatric songbirds foraging on small invertebrates in phragmites reedbed ecosystems, namely the reed warbler (acrocephalus scirpaceus), ... | 2015 | 25572526 |
| chewing lice from wild birds in northern greece. | greece represents an important area for wild birds due to its geographical position and habitat diversity. although the bird species in greece are well recorded, the information about the chewing lice that infest them is practically non-existent. thus, the aim of the present study was to record the species of lice infesting wild birds in northern greece and furthermore, to associate the infestation prevalence with factors such as the age, sex, migration and social behaviour of the host as well a ... | 2017 | 28711426 |