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Diversity of Escherichia coli strains involved in vertebral osteomyelitis and arthritis in broilers in Brazil.
BMC veterinary research - 14 Jul 2016
Braga Juliana Fortes Vilarinho, Chanteloup Nathalie Katy, Trotereau Angélina, Baucheron Sylvie, Guabiraba Rodrigo, Ecco Roselene, Schouler Catherine
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BACKGROUND: Locomotor disorders and infections by Escherichia coli represent major concerns to the poultry industry worldwide. Avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) is associated with extraintestinal infections leading to respiratory or systemic disease known as colibacillosis. The most common lesions seen in cases of colibacillosis are perihepatitis, airsacculitis, pericarditis, peritonitis/salpingitis and arthritis....
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