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| Oliveira,ES; Cardozo,MV; Borzi,MM; Borges,CA; Guastalli,EAL; Ávila,FA. |
| ABSTRACT Avian pathogenic Escherichiacoli (APEC) virulence mechanism has been continuously studied and it is believed to be multifactorial and because of this, this work aimed to characterize potentially APEC strains isolated from free-range hens. Isolates were submitted to PCR for the detection of virulence genes, which were of high prevalence. In vivo inoculation of day-old chicks revealed that 49 of these strains were of high and intermediate pathogenicity. In addition, isolates were submitted to antimicrobials susceptibility test with the majority of the strains presenting multiresistance. Phylogenetic analysis showed a greater presence of potentially APEC isolates in-group B2. In addition, high heterogeneity was detected among the isolates byXbaI... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: APEC; Backyard chickens; Colibacillosis; Pathogenicity; Virulence factors. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2019000100326 |
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