Immunology, health, and disease: Efficacy of a bacteriophage isolated from chickens as a therapeutic agent for colibacillosis in broiler chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2589-2596

  Lau, G L ^a   Sieo, C C ^a   Tan, W S ^a   Hair Bejo, M ^a   Jalila, A ^a   Ho, Y W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Broiler; Colibacillosis; Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETICS; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER; LUNG; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BLOOD; CHICKENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEART; LIVER; LUNG; MYOCARDIUM; POULTRY DISEASES; SPLEEN;

EID: 78649353069     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-00904     Document Type: Article

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