Salmonella enteritidis colonization of the reproductive tract and forming and freshly laid eggs of chickens

• Published in: Infection and Immunity Vol. 63; no. 7; pp. 2443 - 2449
• Main Authors: Keller, L H, Benson, C E, Krotec, K, Eckroade, R J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.07.1995
• Subjects: animal organs; Animals; ano anatomia; Antibodies, Monoclonal; anus; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; body parts; chemistry; Chickens; Chickens - microbiology; chimie; cloaca; eggs; Eggs - microbiology; Female; females; femelle; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genitalia, Female; Genitalia, Female - microbiology; growth & development; hembra; hens; huevos; Immunohistochemistry; immunologie; immunology; infeccion; infection; inmunologia; intestin; intestines; intestinos; Microbiology; oeuf; ovaire; ovaries; ovarios; oviducte; oviductos; oviducts; Oviducts - microbiology; partes del cuerpo; partie du corps; Pathogenicity, virulence, toxins, bacteriocins, pyrogens, host-bacteria relations, miscellaneous strains; pollo; poulet; Poultry Diseases; Poultry Diseases - microbiology; quimica; Salmonella Enteritidis; Salmonella enteritidis - growth & development; Salmonella Infections, Animal; Salmonella Infections, Animal - microbiology; Salmonella enteritidis; Egg; Host agent relation; Infection; Vertebrata; Infectivity; Female genital system; Bacteriosis; Bacteria; Chicken; Salmonellosis; Aves; Colonization; Enterobacteriaceae

Salmonella enteritidis colonizes the tissues of the chicken ovary and oviduct, presumably contaminating eggs and thereby contributing to human outbreaks of salmonellosis. In this study, commercial adult laying hens were given an oral inoculation of 10(8) S. enteritidis organisms. Tissues from variou...