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Genetic diversity of Escherichia coli isolates of animal and environmental origins from an integrated poultry production chain.
Veterinary microbiology - 5 Aug 2015
Pasquali Frédérique, Lucchi Alex, Braggio Simonetta, Giovanardi Davide, Franchini Achille, Stonfer Maurizio, Manfreda Gerardo
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Escherichia coli is a normal inhabitant of the intestinal tract of chickens, but when an imbalance in the gut microbiota occurs, E. coli may overgrow and cause extraintestinal infections. The aims of this study were to assess the distribution and spread of E. coli isolates with specific phylogene...
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