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The invasive potential of Salmonella enteritidis phage types for young chickens
Author(s) -
Hinton M.,
Threlfall E. J.,
Rowe B.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1990.tb00116.x
Subject(s) - rowe , salmonella enteritidis , salmonella , library science , public health , microbiology and biotechnology , veterinary medicine , biology , medicine , management , bacteria , computer science , economics , genetics , nursing
Strains of Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 were more invasive for young chicks than strains of phage types 7, 8 and 13a. This may be one of the factors which has contributed to the establishment of Salm. enteritidis phage type 4 in poultry in the UK.