Transcriptional profiling avian beta-defensins in chicken oviduct epithelial cells before and after infection with <it>Salmonella enterica </it>serovar Enteritidis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Salmonella enterica </it>serovar Enteritidis (SE) colonizes the ovary and oviduct of chickens without causing overt clinical signs which can lead to SE-contamination of the content and membrane of shell-eggs as well a...

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Main Authors: Bailey R Hartford, Zhang M Zhenyu, Zhang C Yan, Ebers Katie L, Zhang Shuping
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/153

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