Antimicrobial resistance profiles and virulence genotyping of Salmonella enterica serovars recovered from broiler chickens and chicken carcasses in Egypt

Abstract Background This study aimed to survey the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and virulence-associated genes of Salmonella enterica recovered from broiler chickens and retail shops at El-Sharkia Province in Egypt. Salmonella virulence factors were determined using the polymerase chain rea...

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Main Authors: Rasha Elkenany, Mona Mohieldin Elsayed, Amira I. Zakaria, Shimaa Abd- El-Salam El-sayed, Mohamed Abdo Rizk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-019-1867-z