Article
Salmonella spp. transmission in a vertically integrated poultry operation: Clustering and diversity analysis using phenotyping (serotyping, phage typing) and genotyping (MLVA).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Crabb Helen Kathleen, Allen Joanne Lee, Devlin Joanne Maree, Firestone Simon Matthew, Wilks Colin Reginald, Gilkerson James Rudkin
Abstract excerpt
The transmission of Salmonella enterica within a vertically integrated poultry operation was investigated longitudinally over an 18-month period (2013-2014). Thirty six percent of all samples collected (1503 of 4219) were positive for salmonellae with seven Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica ser...
Topics
- Animals
- Bacteriophage Typing
- Chickens
- Genotype
- Minisatellite Repeats
- Molecular Typing
- Phenotype
- Poultry
- Salmonella
- Salmonella Infections
- Serotyping