Enterococcus cecorum infections in broiler breeders and their offspring: Molecular epidemiology

Avian Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 603-612

  Kense, M J ^a   Landman, W J M ^a,b  

^a GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CECORUM;

SPACER DNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HISTOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PATHOLOGY; PERICARDITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DNA, INTERGENIC; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; NETHERLANDS; PERICARDITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY DISEASES; RNA, TRANSFER;

EID: 84857935884     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2011.619165     Document Type: Article

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