Acta Vet. Brno 2023, 92: 309-319

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202392030309

Investigation of Salmonella types and its antibiotic resistance profile and determination of parasite carrier in free-living hedgehogs in Istanbul, Türkiye

Kemal Metiner1ID, Belgi Diren Sigirci1ID, Handan Çetinkaya2ID

1Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Microbiology Department, Istanbul, Türkiye
2Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Parasitology Department, Istanbul, Türkiye

Received November 9, 2022
Accepted July 11, 2023

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