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Diversity of Enterococcus cecorum from chickens.
Veterinary microbiology - 15 Jun 2012
Boerlin Patrick, Nicholson Vivian, Brash Marina, Slavic Durda, Boyen Filip, Sanei Babak, Butaye Patrick
Abstract excerpt
Enterococcus cecorum is a normal inhabitant of the intestine of birds and other vertebrates. It has recently emerged in Canada and other countries as an important cause of arthritis and osteomyelitis in chickens. The objectives of this study were to assess if this emergence was caused by a particular clone of E. cecorum and to assess the antimicrobial susceptibility of this organism. One hundred and thirteen E....
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