title: First reported fatal Morganella morganii infections in chickens.
abstract: Morganella morganii, a Gram-negative rod commonly found in the intestines of humans and other animals, is here confirmed to cause a fatal infection in chickens by isolation and identification of the bacteria, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and experimental infection. This is the first case of M. morganii infection in chickens.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology and Zoonosis, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Changguang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Yanping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yuanyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Wanmeng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiuhui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Jixun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Guozhong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D020613:Morganella morganii / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S