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Persistence of cellulitis-associated Escherichia coli DNA fingerprints in successive broiler chicken flocks.
Veterinary microbiology - 3 Jul 2000
Singer R S, Jeffrey J S, Carpenter T E, Cooke C L, Atwill E R, Johnson W O, Hirsh D C
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Avian cellulitis in broiler chickens is primarily caused by Escherichia coli. Previous research found that the E. coli isolates of cellulitis origin were unique to each ranch, suggesting that these E. coli were endemic within the ranch environment. To test the hypothesis that the E. coli associated with cellulitis are endemic in the litter of the broiler house, we designed a study to determine whether E. coli DNA...
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