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Erysipelothrix spp. and other Erysipelotrichales detected by 16S rRNA microbial community profiling in samples from healthy conventionally reared chickens and their environment
2024-04-16
Abstract excerpt
Outbreaks of erysipelas, a disease caused by infection with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (ER), is a re-emerging problem in cage-free laying hen flocks. The source of ER infection in hens is usually unknown and serological evidence has indicated the presence of ER or other antigenically related bacteria also in healthy flocks. The aim of the present study was to evaluate sample collection, culture methods and DNA-b...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 0f64d7cc-4c6f-5339-b907-da2ee83cecfd
- DOI
- 10.1099/acmi.0.000736.v2
