Occurrence of Escherichia coli virulence genes in feces of wild birds from Central Italy
Objective: To investigate the potential role of wild birds as fecal spreaders of enteropathogenic, enterohemorrhagic and Shiga-toxins producing Escherichia coli (E.coli), enteropathogenic E.coli, enterohemorrhagic E.coli and Shiga toxin-producing E.coli strains.Methods: Fecal samples collected from 121 wild birds of different orders and species wer