Singh, B RKhurana, S KKulshreshtha, S B2009-05-282009-05-281995-05-01Singh BR, Khurana SK, Kulshreshtha SB. Survivability of Salmonella paratyphi B var Java on experimentally infected cockroaches. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 1995 May; 33(5): 392-3http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/56418Cockroaches are inhabitant of sewers and frequent visitors of kitchen and stores in the night to feed on left over. It is liable to disseminate a number of pathogens by contaminating kitchen surface, feeding vessels and food items left open. Salmonella paratyphi B var Java a common pathogen of man and animal was used in the study to evaluate its survival and excretion in cockroaches. The host when fed on semisolid feed containing 1 x 10(7) CFU of S. paratyphi B var Java g-1, it was found that the pathogen was eliminated earlier from the live than euthanized cockroaches.engAnimalsCockroachesColony Count, MicrobialInsect VectorsParatyphoid Fever --transmissionSalmonella paratyphi B --isolation & purificationJournal Article