Highly Pathogenic and Multidrug Resistant Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli in Free-Range Chickens from Brazil

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...

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Main Authors: ES Oliveira, MV Cardozo, MM Borzi, CA Borges, EAL Guastalli, FA Ávila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2019-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2019000100326&lng=en&tlng=en