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10 June 2015 Erysipelas Outbreaks in Flocks of Geese in Poland—Biochemical and Genetic Analyses of the Isolates
Kamila Bobrek, Andrzej Gaweł
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Abstract

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae causes erysipelas in many vertebrate species. Severe disease outbreaks have been noted in many poultry species—chickens, ducks, emus, pheasants, pigeons, and geese. This article describes the biochemical and genetic analyses of six E. rhusiopathiae strains isolated from geese for meat production. The isolates came from birds kept in different poultry houses on one farm, and were collected during two erysipelas outbreaks. We analyzed and compared the isolates by random amplified polymorphic DNA with the use of NK6 primer and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, with the restriction enzyme SmaI. Biochemical examination was performed with API Coryne test. Analyses showed that the three strains isolated during the first outbreak differed, whereas the three isolates from the second outbreak were identical to one another, but distinct from the isolates from the first outbreak. The results of biochemical and genetic analyses of E. rhusiopathiae strains isolated from geese suggest different sources of infection for the erysipelas outbreaks.

© 2015 American Association of Avian Pathologists
Kamila Bobrek and Andrzej Gaweł "Erysipelas Outbreaks in Flocks of Geese in Poland—Biochemical and Genetic Analyses of the Isolates," Avian Diseases 59(3), 436-439, (10 June 2015). https://doi.org/10.1637/11050-030115-Case.1
Received: 9 March 2015; Accepted: 1 June 2015; Published: 10 June 2015
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