Journal article
Phylogenetic Diversity and Molecular Detection of Bacteria in Gull Feces
Abstract
In spite of increasing public health concerns about the potential risks associated with swimming in waters contaminated with waterfowl feces, little is known about the composition of the gut microbial community of aquatic birds. To address this, a gull 16S rRNA gene clone library was developed and analyzed to determine the identities of fecal bacteria. Analysis of 282 16S rRNA gene clones demonstrated that the gull gut bacterial community is …
Authors
Lu J; Domingo JWS; Lamendella R; Edge T; Hill S
Journal
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 74, No. 13, pp. 3969–3976
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date
July 2008
DOI
10.1128/aem.00019-08
ISSN
0099-2240