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Title

Zoonotic risk of Campylobacter spp. in urban wild birds: Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profiles in Istanbul, Türkiye

Journal title

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Yearbook

2026

Volume

Vol. 29

Issue

No. 1

Authors

Sıtkı, A. ; Diren Sığırcı, B.

Affiliation

Sıtkı, A. : Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Alkent 2000 mah., Yiğittürk cd., Büyükçekmece, 34500, Istanbul, Türkiye ; Diren Sığırcı, B. : Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Alkent 2000 mah., Yiğittürk cd., Büyükçekmece, 34500, Istanbul, Türkiye

Keywords

antimicrobial susceptibility ; prevalence ; thermophilic Campylobacter ; wild bird ; zoonosis

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Biologiczne i Rolnicze

Coverage

49–54

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences ; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

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Date

17.03.2026

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2026.158500
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