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Correlation of Growth Depression of Chicks with the Presence of Streptococcus faecium in the Gut
Author(s) -
HOUGHTON S. B.,
FULLER R.,
COATES M. E.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1981.tb00914.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , duodenum , streptococcus , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , medicine , genetics , economics , macroeconomics
Although Streptococcus faecium appeared rapidly in the gut of chicks reared in fumigated premises, the growth of the birds was not always depressed. Growth depression was often associated with the growth of Strep.faecium in the duodenum. The growth depression produced by mono‐association of germ‐free chicks with Strep. faecium grown aerobically was variable. A less variable response which was statistically significant was obtained by growing the inoculum anaerobically.