Molecular epidemiology of a reproductive tract-associated colibacillosis outbreak in a layer breeder flock associated with atypical avian pathogenic Escherichia coli

Avian Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-378

  Timothy, Sioned ^a   Shafi, Khaliq ^a   Leatherbarrow, A Howard ^a   Jordan, F T W ^a   Wigley, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PERITONITIS; SALPINGITIS;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; PERITONITIS; POULTRY DISEASES; SALPINGITIS;

AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 47549087935     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450802216579     Document Type: Article

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