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Published on: May 15, 2019
Unidentified coryneform bacterial strain from cases of polyarthritis in chickens: phenotype and fatty acid profile
K Mohan1, L C Shroeder-Tucker, D Karenga
1Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant Harare, Zimbabwe.
Abstract:
We report isolation of a strain of fermentative coryneform bacteria from an outbreak of polyarthritis in chickens. This strain could not be assigned to any recognized bacterial taxon because its peculiar phenotype is not yet reported. The strain possessed phenotypic characteristics and fatty acid profile similar to Erysipelothrix but, on the other hand, exhibited temperature-dependent motility like Listeria. We found no evidence of either Mycoplasma synoviae or Chlamydia infection. Details of the phenotype and fatty acid profile of the isolate and measures undertaken to contain the outbreak have been described.
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