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Antimicrobial resistance and genetic diversity of Enterococcus faecalis from yolk sac infections in broiler chicks.
Poultry science - 1 Dec 2021
Stępień-Pyśniak Dagmara, Hauschild Tomasz, Dec Marta, Marek Agnieszka, Brzeski Michał, Kosikowska Urszula
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Despite restrictions on the use of antibiotics in poultry, the percentage of multidrug resistant bacteria, isolated from both adult birds and chicks, remains high. These bacteria can spread between countries via hatching eggs or chicks. Antibiotic resistant bacteria can also pose a threat to hatchery and farm workers or to consumers of poultry. The aim of the study was to perform a phenotypic and genotypic...
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