Molecular epidemiology of Enterococcus cecorum isolates recovered from enterococcal spondylitis outbreaks in the southeastern United States

Avian Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 479-485

  Borst, Luke B ^a   Suyemoto, M Mitsu ^a   Robbins, Kabel M ^a   Lyman, Roberta L ^a   Martin, Michael P ^a   Barnes, H John ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CECUM; CHICKEN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPONDYLITIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CECUM; CHICKENS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MALE; MANNITOL; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POULTRY DISEASES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SPONDYLITIS;

AVES; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CECORUM; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84867173892     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2012.718070     Document Type: Article

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