title: Airborne infection of laying hens with Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4.
abstract: Hens were exposed to small-particle aerosols containing different concentrations of Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4. They developed a systemic infection and some birds were still excreting the organism in the faeces when killed 28 days after infection. S enteritidis was present for a similar period in a wide range of alimentary tract issues and in the ovary and oviduct.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology, Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research, Salisbury, Wiltshire.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baskerville
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Humphrey
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Fitzgeorge
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Cook
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: D000336:Aerosols; D000391:Air Microbiology; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D007668:Kidney / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D010053:Ovary / Q000382:microbiology; D010057:Oviducts / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols