Isolation and identification of bacterial populations of zoonotic importance from captive non-venomous snakes in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Abba, Yusuf, Ilyasu, Yusuf Maina, Mohamed Noordin, Mustapha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62235/1/Isolation%20and%20identification%20of%20bacterial%20populations%20of%20zoonotic%20importance%20from%20captive%20non-venomous%20snakes%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62235/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0882401017303571?via%3Dihub

Aim: Captivity of non-venomous snakes such as python and boa are common in zoos, aquariums and as pets in households. Poor captivity conditions expose these reptiles to numerous pathogens which may result in disease conditions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the common bacteria isolate...