title: Comparison of phenotypic characteristics of Salmonella spp isolated from healthy and ill (infected) chickens.
abstract: Phenotypic characteristics of 12 paired, Salmonella serotypes isolated from healthy and ill chickens were compared. Variables compared included antibiotic resistance profiles, production of colicins and siderophores, mannose-sensitive hemagglutination of erythrocytes, resistance to serum complement, carbon source utilization, presence and transmissibility of R plasmids, and invasiveness in primary chicken kidney cell culture. Differences were found between pairs for utilization of carbon sources, mannose-sensitive hemagglutination of erythrocytes, and invasiveness in cell culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Wooley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Payeur
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002645:Chickens; D003087:Colicins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D006384:Hemagglutination; D010641:Phenotype; D010957:Plasmids; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003087:Colicins