title: Pathogenicity of Enterococcus hirae for chicken embryos and betamethasone-treated chicks.
abstract: An isolate Enterococcus hirae was used to determine its pathogenicity for chicken embryos and for chicks treated with betamethasone. E hirae was inoculated intravenously into four-day-old chicks which had been treated for three consecutive days with betamethasone, and chick embryos were inoculated into the allantoic cavity with 10(2) and 10(3) bacteria. E hirae was not pathogenic for the chicks or for the embryos.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Abdul-Aziz
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: el-Sukhon
mesh_terms: D000482:Allantois; D000818:Animals; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002642:Chick Embryo / Q000382:microbiology*; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000472:pathogenicity*
chemical_list: D001623:Betamethasone