Endocarditis in chickens caused by subclinical infection of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus

Avian Diseases

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 183-186

  Sekizaki, Tsutomu ^a,b   Nishiya, Hideki ^c   Nakajima, Seigo ^c   Nishizono, Mikio ^c   Kawano, Masanori ^d   Okura, Masatoshi ^d   Takamatsu, Daisuke ^a   Nishino, Hiroto ^a,e   Ishiji, Tomono ^a,f   Osawa, Ro ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Okuchi Meat Inspection Center of Kagoshima Prefecture   (Japan)

^d KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Kenhoku Livestock Hygiene Service Center of Ibaraki Prefecture   (Japan)

^f Seibu Livestock Hygiene Service Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Broiler; Endocarditis; Streptococcus bovis; Streptococcus gallolyticus; Valvular vegetation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HEART; LIVER; MYOCARDIUM; POULTRY DISEASES; SPLEEN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS SUBSP. GALLOLYTICUS;

EID: 41849130986     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/8048-070307-Case     Document Type: Article

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