Prevalence and Molecular Characteristics of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli in “No Antibiotics Ever” Broiler Farms

• DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00834-21
• Publication Date: 2021-12-08T15:31:15Z
• Authors: Courtney A. Fancher; Hudson T. Thames; Mary Gates Colvin; Mercedes Smith; Alyssa Easterling; Nikhil Nuthalapati; Li Zhang; Aaron Kiess; Thu T. N. Dinh; Anuraj Theradiyil...
• Keywords: colibacillosis; 2. Zero hunger; 0303 health sciences; Virulence; APEC; broiler; Microbiology; antimicrobial susceptibility; QR1-502; Poultry; Anti-Bacterial Agents; 3. Good health; virulence; 03 medical and health sciences; Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Escherichia coli; Animals; Chickens; Escherichia coli Infections; Poultry Diseases; Prescription Drug Overuse; Research Article

Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli causes one of the most detrimental bacterial diseases to the United States poultry industry, colibacillosis. Colibacillosis leads to decreased performance, early mortality, and subsequent production loss.