Evaluation of Salmonella-lytic properties of bacteriophages isolated from commercial broiler houses

Avian Diseases

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-142

  Higgins, J P ^a   Andreatti Filho, R L ^b   Higgins, S E ^a   Wolfenden, A D ^a   Tellez, G ^a   Hargis, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Drag swab; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA PHAGE; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA PHAGES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA;

EID: 41849103419     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/8017-050807-ResNote     Document Type: Article

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