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Open AccessMicrobial-derived products as potential new antimicrobials
Due to the continuing global concerns involving antibiotic resistance, there is a need for scientific forums to assess advancements in the development of antimicrobials and their alternatives that might reduce...
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Open AccessSuccessional changes in the chicken cecal microbiome during 42 days of growth are independent of organic acid feed additives
Poultry remains a major source of foodborne bacterial infections. A variety of additives with presumed anti-microbial and/or growth-promoting effects are commonly added to poultry feed during commercial grow-o...
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Characterization and reactivity of broiler chicken sera to selected recombinant Campylobacter jejuni chemotactic proteins
Campylobacter jejuni, a Gram-negative rod bacterium, is the leading causative agent of human acute bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Consumption and handling of raw or undercooked poultry are ...
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Erratum to: Expression of a Clostridium perfringens genome-encoded putative N-acetylmuramoyl–l-alanine amidase as a potential antimicrobial to control the bacterium
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Expression of a Clostridium perfringens genome-encoded putative N-acetylmuramoyl–l-alanine amidase as a potential antimicrobial to control the bacterium
Clostridium perfringens is a gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobic bacterium that plays a substantial role in non-foodborne human, animal, and avian diseases as well as human foodborne disease. ...
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Complete genome sequence of the podoviral bacteriophage ΦCP24R, which is virulent for Clostridium perfringens
Bacteriophage ΦCP24R was isolated from raw sewage from a waste treatment plant, and lytic activity was observed against a type A Clostridium perfringens isolate. Electron microscopy revealed a small virion (44-nm...
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Recombinant Expression of a Putative Amidase Cloned from the Genome of Listeria monocytogenes that Lyses the Bacterium and its Monolayer in Conjunction with a Protease
Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive, non-spore forming, catalase-positive rod that is a major bacterial food-borne disease agent associated with uncooked meats, including poultry, u...
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Open AccessThe complete genome sequence and genetic analysis of ΦCA82 a novel uncultured microphage from the turkey gastrointestinal system
The genomic DNA sequence of a novel enteric uncultured microphage, ΦCA82 from a turkey gastrointestinal system was determined utilizing metagenomics techniques. The entire circular, single-stranded nucleotide ...
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Open AccessComparative genomics of four closely related Clostridium perfringens bacteriophages reveals variable evolution among core genes with therapeutic potential
Because biotechnological uses of bacteriophage gene products as alternatives to conventional antibiotics will require a thorough understanding of their genomic context, we sequenced and analyzed the genomes of...
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Clostridium perfringens bacteriophages ΦCP39O and ΦCP26F: genomic organization and proteomic analysis of the virions
Poultry intestinal material, sewage and poultry processing drainage water were screened for virulent Clostridium perfringens bacteriophages. Viruses isolated from broiler chicken offal washes (O) and poultry fece...
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Use of Repetitive Element Palindromic PCR (rep-PCR) for the Epidemiologic Discrimination of Foodborne Pathogens
The use of defined primers for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of interspersed repetitive DNA elements present at distinct locations in prokaryotic genomes is referred to as repetitive element se...
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Genomic differences between Campylobacter jejuni isolates identify surface membrane and flagellar function gene products potentially important for colonizing the chicken intestine
Campylobacter spp. are one of the leading bacterial etiologic agents of acute human gastroenteritis among industrialized countries. Poultry are implicated as a major source of the organism for human illness; howe...
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Open AccessIdentification of a truncated nucleoprotein in avian metapneumovirus-infected cells encoded by a second AUG, in-frame to the full-length gene
Avian metapneumoviruses (aMPV) cause an upper respiratory disease with low mortality, but high morbidity primarily in commercial turkeys. There are three types of aMPV (A, B, C) of which the C type is found on...
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Nucleotide and predicted amino acid sequence analysis of the fusion protein and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase protein genes among Newcastle disease virus isolates. Phylogenetic relationships among the Paramyxovirinae based on attachment glycoprotein sequences
Highly virulent Newcastle disease virus (NDV) isolates are List A pathogens for commercial poultry, and reports of their isolation among member nations must be made to the Office of International Epizootes (OI...
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Matrix Protein Gene Sequence Analysis of Avian Paramyxovirus 1 Isolates Obtained from Pigeons
The matrix protein gene was cloned and sequenced for several recent isolates of avian paramyxovirus type 1 (APMV-1). Specifically, isolates from pigeons and doves, members of the Columbidae family were examine...
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Sequence Comparison of Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus S1 Glycoproteins of the Florida Serotype and Five Variant Isolates from Georgia and California
The infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) spike glycoprotein S1 subunit is required to initiate infection and contains virus-neutralizing and serotype-specific epitope(s). Reported are the S1 gene nucleotide and p...
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Analysis of Matrix Protein Gene Nucleotide Sequence Diversity Among Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates Demonstrates that Recent Disease Outbreaks Are Caused by Viruses of Psittacine Origin
Nucleotide sequence analysis was completed for isolates of Newcastle disease virus (NDV; avian paramyxovirus 1) from 1992 outbreaks in cormorants and turkeys. These isolates were of the neurotropic velogenic t...
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Analysis of matrix protein gene nucleotide sequence diversity among Newcastle disease virus isolates demonstrates that recent disease outbreaks are caused by viruses of psittacine origin
Nucleotide sequence analysis was completed for isolates of Newcastle disease virus (NDV; avian paramyxovirus 1) from 1992 outbreaks in cormorants and turkeys. These isolates were of the neurotropic velogenic t...
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Capsid protein gene sequence of feline calicivirus isolates 255 and LLK: Further evidence for capsid protein configuration among feline caliciviruses
The capsid protein gene sequences are reported for two feline calicivirus (FCV) isolates, one a highly virulent isolate associated with respiratory disease, designated 255, and an isolate associated with neuro...
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Replication of alcelaphine herpesviruses in various cell culture systems and subsequent purification of virus
Cultures of fetal aoudad sheep kidney (FAK), bovine embryonic lung (BEL), and African green monkey kidney (Vero) cells were compared for differential replication of alcelaphine herpesviruses. Cell-free virus a...
