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Characterization of extraintestinal Escherichia coli isolated from a peacock (Pavo cristatus) with colisepticemia.
Avian diseases - 1 Jun 2012
Barbieri Nicolle Lima, Tejkowski Thiago Moreira, de Oliveira Aline Luisa, de Brito Benito Guimarães, Horn Fabiana
Abstract excerpt
Extraintestinal infections by avian pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli (APEC) are commonly reported in poultry, but there is little information on infections by APEC in other bird species. Here we report on the characterization of extraintestinal E. coli isolated from a domesticated peacock, from the south of Brazil, that died of colisepticemia. Necropsy examination revealed congested liver, hypertrophied...
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