Occurrence of Shigella, Yersinia and Salmonella species from selected wildlife and habitats in Sarawak

• Main Author: Chen, Yik Ming
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2012
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14227/1/Ming.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14227/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Shigella spp., Salmonella spp. and Yersinia spp. are gastrointestinal pathogens which can infect birds, bats, rodents and other small mammals. These animals may serve as reservoir for many diseases and play an important role in transmission of zoonoses. The destruction or disturbances of the wildli...