Influence of lincomycin-spectinomycin treatment on the outcome of Enterococcus cecorum infection and on the cecal microbiota in broilers

Influence of lincomycin-spectinomycin treatment on the outcome of Enterococcus cecorum infection and on the cecal microbiota in broilers

Abstract Background Enterococcus cecorum (EC) is one of the main reasons for skeletal disease in meat type chickens. Intervention strategies are still rare and focus mainly on early antibiotic treatment of the disease, although there are no data available concerning the effectivity of this procedure...

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Main Authors: Jana Schreier, Daniela Karasova, Magdalena Crhanova, Ivan Rychlik, Silke Rautenschlein, Arne Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
Subjects:
Enterococcus cecorum
Infection
Cecal microbiota
Lincomycin
Spectinomycin
Broilers
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-021-00467-9

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