Disparity in susceptibility to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus organ invasion in commercial broiler chickens that differ in innate immune responsiveness

Food and Agricultural Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Swaggerty, C L ^a   Lowry, V K ^b   Ferro, P J ^c,e   Pevzner, I Y ^d   Kogut, M H ^a  

^a SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Cobb Vantress Inc ^*  (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken; Enterococcus; Heterophil; Resistance; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EIMERIA TENELLA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; GALLUS GALLUS; POSIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 27944494691     PISSN: 09540105     EISSN: 14653443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590400029780     Document Type: Article

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