Veterinary microbiology
Comparative genomics of Ornithobacterium spp. isolated from free range layer chickens with respiratory infections unveils marked genetic diversity and putative new species.
Chathuri H Rodrigo, Sathya N Kulappu Arachchige, Sahar Zare, Rhys N Bushell, Arif Anwar, Jiongrui Huang, Peter Scott, Amir H Noormohammadi, Marc S Marenda
Published: 202610.1016/j.vetmic.2026.110897
Abstract
The bacterium Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale causes upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) in commercial poultry worldwide. Efficient diagnostic and control of this emerging pathogen require accurate understanding of its classification, prevalenc…
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