Article
Pathogenomic characterisation of a novel, layer-associated Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli
2016-01-01
Abstract excerpt
Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is an important pathogen of the poultry industry, responsible for 43% of condemnations of broiler birds at slaughter and annual losses of between 1-8% of a laying flock. APEC is also a public health concern; consumption of poultry meat has been linked with urinary tract infections (UTI) in humans, and also as a reservoir of potential antimicrobial resistance genes. In this...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 24bad2f8-7a4e-51bb-aae7-340e1d1e44f6
- DOI
- 10.17638/03007233
