Genotype comparison of sorbitol-negative Escherichia coli isolates from healthy broiler chickens from different commercial farms

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1474-1484

  Lefebvre, B ^a   Gattuso, M ^a   Moisan, H ^a   Malouin, F ^a   Diarra, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broiler; Commercial farm; Genotype; Sorbitol negative Escherichia coli; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IRON; SORBITOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHICKENS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOTYPE; IRON; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SORBITOL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 70149098380     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00426     Document Type: Article

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