caa a22 4500 463176332 CHVBK 20180406164827.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10336-006-0104-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10336-006-0104-2 Patterns of prevalence among bacterial communities of alpine accentors ( Prunella collaris ) in the Tatra Mountains [Elektronische Daten] [Marián Janiga, Agneša Sedlárová, Robin Rigg, Martina Novotná] Patterns of prevalence in communities of bacteria in free-living adult, juvenile, and feces of alpine accentors (Prunella collaris) were studied in the West Carpathian Mountains, Slovakia, in 2002-2003. A total of 27 species of bacteria belonging to 13 different genera were identified in cloacal and pharyngeal swabs taken from captured birds (n=30) and/or in feces (n=171). Forty-six percent of adult males, 75% of adult females, and 82% of juveniles sampled tested positive for one or more types of bacterium. A close association was found between the genera Hafnia, Bifidobacterium, and Pseudomonas. The prevalence of bacteria in accentors was found to vary among seasons and between years but was not, in general, site-specific. Enterococcus and Escherichia (and possibly Hafnia and Serratia) were most prevalent in summer, whereas Bacillus, Klebsiella, Pantoea, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus, and Yersinia occurred more often during other seasons. Evidence is presented that anthropogenic food obtained as refuse probably has a significant effect on the gut flora of birds frequenting areas of high human use. Dt. Ornithologen-Gesellschaft e.V., 2006 Prunella collaris nationallicence Bacterial communities nationallicence High mountains nationallicence Seasonal variation nationallicence Janiga Marián Institute of High Mountain Biology, Žilina University, Tatranská Javorina 7, 05956, Žilina, Slovak Republic aut Sedlárová Agneša Institute of High Mountain Biology, Žilina University, Tatranská Javorina 7, 05956, Žilina, Slovak Republic aut Rigg Robin Institute of High Mountain Biology, Žilina University, Tatranská Javorina 7, 05956, Žilina, Slovak Republic aut Novotná Martina Institute of High Mountain Biology, Žilina University, Tatranská Javorina 7, 05956, Žilina, Slovak Republic aut Journal of Ornithology Springer-Verlag 148/2(2007-04-01), 135-143 0021-8375 148:2<135 2007 148 10336 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-006-0104-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-006-0104-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Janiga Marián Institute of High Mountain Biology, Žilina University, Tatranská Javorina 7, 05956, Žilina, Slovak Republic aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sedlárová Agneša Institute of High Mountain Biology, Žilina University, Tatranská Javorina 7, 05956, Žilina, Slovak Republic aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rigg Robin Institute of High Mountain Biology, Žilina University, Tatranská Javorina 7, 05956, Žilina, Slovak Republic aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Novotná Martina Institute of High Mountain Biology, Žilina University, Tatranská Javorina 7, 05956, Žilina, Slovak Republic aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Ornithology Springer-Verlag 148/2(2007-04-01), 135-143 0021-8375 148:2<135 2007 148 10336 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer