[Mycobacteria in the digestive tract of pink Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber roseus, Pallas)]. / Recherche de Mycobactéries dans le tractus digestif de flamants roses (Phoenicopterus ruber roseus, Pallas)]

ABSTRACT

Cloacal swabs were taken from 37 young wild Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber roseus, Pallas) in Camargue (South of France). Neither pathogenic strain, nor environmental one were found. The absence of the latter could be attributed to the high NaCl levels of the ecosystems.