title: Infection of laying hens with Salmonella enteritidis PT4 by conjunctival challenge.
abstract: The direct administration of either 103 or 108 cells of Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 on to the conjunctiva of laying hens resulted in systemic infection. The bacterium was isolated from a variety of tissues, including the ovary and oviduct, and it was excreted in faeces for at least 27 days after infection.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Laboratory, Exeter.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Humphrey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baskerville
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chart
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whitehead
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D011897:Random Allocation; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000382:microbiology*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D014781:Viscera / Q000382:microbiology