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The chicken, the egg and <i>Salmonella enteritidis</i>
1 Jul 2001
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Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis is the cause of the food-borne salmonellosis pandemic in humans, in part because it has the unique ability to contaminate eggs without causing discernible illness in the birds infected. The infection route to humans involves colonization, survival and multiplication of the pathogen in the hen house environment, the bird and, finally, the egg. This review highlights the...
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