@article{3938, author = {J Kamalika and J Ubeyratne and J Kleer and G Hildebrandt and R Fries and R Khattiya and P Padungtod and M Baumann and K-H Zessin}, title = {Prevalence of Salmonella in marketed Penaeus monodon shrimps in North Western Province, Sri Lanka}, abstract = {The examination of a total of 180 samples from both captured and culturedshrimps from Sri Lanka for the presence of Salmonella revealed an overall prevalenceof 12.8%. The prevalence of Salmonella in captured shrimps and culturedshrimps was 14.4% and 11.1% respectively, but the difference was not statisticallysignificant (p = 0.66). The serovar most frequently isolated was S. Newport (47.8%of the isolates), followed by S. Weltevreden (8.7%).}, year = {2008}, journal = {Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift}, volume = {121}, pages = {418-421}, month = {11/2008}, publisher = {Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG}, address = {Hannover}, issn = {0005-9366}, doi = {10.2376/0005-9366-121-418}, language = {English}, }