Occurrence of pathogenic bacteria in small mammals - inhabiting poultry farms of Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Pakistan

• Published in: Pakistan journal of zoology Vol. 44; no. 4; pp. 1185 - 1187
• Main Authors: Mehmood, A. (Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture Univ., Rawalpindi (Pakistan). Dept. of Wildlife Management), Ansari, M.S. (Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture Univ., Rawalpindi (Pakistan). Dept. of Zoology), Akhter, S. (Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture Univ., Rawalpindi (Pakistan). Dept. of Zoology), Khan, A.A. (Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture Univ., Rawalpindi (Pakistan). Dept. of Wildlife Management), Hussain, I. (Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture Univ., Rawalpindi (Pakistan). Dept. of Wildlife Management), Shams-ul-Hassan (Poultry Research Inst., Rawalpindi (Pakistan)), Qureshi, T.Z. (University of Gujrat (Pakistan). Nawaz Sharif Medical Coll.), Rakha, B.A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lahore Knowledge Bylanes 31.08.2012; AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
• Subjects: Bacteria, Pathogenic; Distribution; ESCHERICHIA COLI; Health aspects; KLEBSIELLA; MICE; MONGOOSES; NOXIOUS MAMMALS; PAKISTAN; PATHOGENS; POULTRY HOUSING; PROTEUS; RATS; SALMONELLA; Pakistan

This study was designed to determine the prevalence of pathogenic bacterial species in black rat (Rattus rattus), house mouse (Mus musculus) and mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) residing at poultry farms in Rawalpindi/ Islamabad. For this purpose sixty seven specimens (black rat 46; house mouse 16; mo...