Pasteurella multocida in backyard chickens in Upper Egypt: incidence with polymerase chain reaction analysis for capsule type, virulence in chicken embryos and antimicrobial resistance

Pasteurella multocida in backyard chickens in Upper Egypt: incidence with polymerase chain reaction analysis for capsule type, virulence in chicken embryos and antimicrobial resistance

The prevalence of Pasteurella multocida strains among 275 backyard chickens from different regions of Upper Egypt was studied. A total of 21 isolates of P. multocida were recovered in 21 out of 275 chickens tested (7.6%) and were confirmed using phenotypic characterisation. Somatic serotyping of th...

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Main Authors: Moemen A. Mohamed, Mohamed-Wael A. Mohamed, Ahmed I. Ahmed, Awad A. Ibrahim, Mohamed S. Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2012-03-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
Subjects:
Antimicrobial
Chicken
Egypt
Embryo
Fowl cholera
Pasteurella multocida
Pasteurellosis
Polymerase chain reaction
Susceptibility
Online Access:http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2012/48_1/77.pdf

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