Characterization of Escherichia coli Isolated from Day-old Chicken Fluff in Taiwanese Hatcheries

• Published in: Avian diseases Vol. 63; no. 1; p. 9
• Main Authors: Zhao, Shengnan, Wang, Chia-Lan, Chang, Shao-Kuang, Tsai, Yi-Lun, Chou, Chung-Hsi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Animal Husbandry; Animals; Animals, Newborn; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Chickens; Drug Resistance, Bacterial - genetics; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Escherichia coli - genetics; Escherichia coli - pathogenicity; Escherichia coli - physiology; Escherichia coli Infections - epidemiology; Escherichia coli Infections - microbiology; Escherichia coli Infections - veterinary; Feathers; Incidence; Poultry Diseases - epidemiology; Poultry Diseases - microbiology; Prevalence; Taiwan - epidemiology; Virulence - genetics; Virulence Factors - genetics; Taiwan; hatcheries; antimicrobial resistance; virulence-associated genes; Escherichia coli; molecular subtyping; fluff

Avian colibacillosis resulting from avian pathogenic (APEC) seriously disrupts poultry production. Hatcheries are the main source of chickens for commercial farms. To characterize the potential pathogenicity of strains isolated from hatcheries, 2344 fluff samples from 1-day-old chickens were collect...