刊物主题:Microbiology; Biological Microscopy; Mycology; Parasitology; Virology; Life Sciences, general;
出版者:BioMed Central
ISSN:1471-2180
卷排序:17
文摘
BackgroundEnterococcus cecorum (EC) infection currently is one of the most important bacterial diseases of modern broiler chickens but can also affect ducks or other avian species. However, little is known concerning pathogenesis of EC and most studies concentrate on examinations of EC strains from broilers only. The objective of this study was to compare pathogenic and commensal EC strains from different animal species concerning different phenotypic and genotypic traits.