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Comparison of pathogenic and non-pathogenic Enterococcus cecorum strains from different animal species.
BMC microbiology - 13 Feb 2017
Jung Arne, Metzner Martin, Ryll Martin
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BACKGROUND: Enterococcus cecorum (EC) infection currently is one of the most important bacterial diseases of modern broiler chickens but can also affect ducks or other avian species. However, little is known concerning pathogenesis of EC and most studies concentrate on examinations of EC strains from broilers only. The objective of this study was to compare pathogenic and commensal EC strains from different...
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