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1. 55 kb Plasmid and Virulence-Associated Genes are Positively Correlated with Salmonella enteritidis Pathogenicity in Mice and Chickens

Author:
Bakshi, C.S.; Singh, V.P.; Malik, M.; Singh, R.K.; Sharma, B.
Source:
Veterinary research communications 2003 v.27 no.6 pp. 425-432
ISSN:
0165-7380
Subject:
chickens; correlation; Salmonella Enteritidis; farms; polymerase chain reaction; plasmids; mice; genes; virulence; mortality; India
Abstract:
... Twenty-four strains of Salmonella enteritidis, isolated from several outbreaks of salmonellosis from different poultry farms in India, were checked for the plasmid profile and detection of virulence gene(s) by PCR. Most of the strains contained only a single plasmid of 55 kb. Additional plasmids of 23.2 kb and 8.7 kb were seen in one of the strains, and another strain carried only two plasmids of ...
DOI:
10.1023/A:1025720306045
PubMed:
14582741

2. AFLP linkage map of the Japanese quail Coturnix japonica

Author:
Odile Roussot; Katia Feve; Florence Plisson-Petit; Frédérique Pitel; Jean-Michel Faure; Catherine Beaumont; Alain Vignal
Source:
Genetics, selection, evolution 2003 v.35 no.6 pp. 559
ISSN:
0999-193X
Subject:
Coturnix japonica; amplified fragment length polymorphism; chickens; chromosome mapping; evolution; farms; genes; genetic distance; genetic markers; genotyping; information; laboratory animals; length; linkage groups; progeny; quails; quantitative trait loci; sex chromosomes
Abstract:
... The quail is a valuable farm and laboratory animal. Yet molecular information about this species remains scarce. We present here the first genetic linkage map of the Japanese quail. This comprehensive map is based solely on amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers. These markers were developed and genotyped in an F2 progeny from a cross between two lines of quail differing in stress r ...
DOI:
10.1186/1297-9686-35-6-559
PubMed:
12939205
PubMed Central:
PMC2697981

3. Absence of p16INK4a and truncation of ARF tumor suppressors in chickens

Author:
Kim, S.H.; Mitchell, M.; Fujii, H.; Llanos, S.; Peters, G.
Source:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2003 v.100 no.1 pp. 211-216
ISSN:
0027-8424
Subject:
chickens; cell cycle; loci; complementary DNA; open reading frames; neoplasms; amino acid sequences; enzyme inhibitors; exons
Abstract:
... The INK4b-ARF-INK4a locus on human chromosome 9p21 (Human Genome Organization designation CDKN2B-CDKN2A), and the corresponding locus on mouse chromosome 4, encodes three distinct products: two members of the INK4 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor family and a completely unrelated protein, ARF, whose carboxyl-terminal half is specified by the second exon of INK4a but in an alternative reading fram ...
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.0135557100
PubMed:
12506196
PubMed Central:
PMC140929

4. Alleles of cytosolic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK): trait association and interaction with mitochondrial PEPCK in a strain of white leghorn chickens

Author:
Parsanejad, R.; Torkamanzehi, A.; Zadworny, D.; Kuhnlein, U.
Source:
Poultry science 2003 v.82 no.11 pp. 1708-1715
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
chickens; restriction fragment length polymorphism; alleles; haplotypes; feed conversion; body weight; energy metabolism; gene interaction; eggs; age at first egg; gluconeogenesis; egg weight; gene frequency; feed intake; phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (GTP); specific gravity; isozymes; animal genetics; quantitative traits
Abstract:
... White Leghorn chickens from a nonselected closed population were typed for two RFLP located in the 3' end of the gene coding for cytosolic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK-C), a major control gene of gluconeogenesis. The two RFLP gave rise to three alleles (or haplotype classes), thus defining six genotypes. Feed efficiency (FE) and residual feed consumption (RFC) varied significantly amon ...
DOI:
10.1093/ps/82.11.1708
PubMed:
14653465

5. Alternatives to antibiotics: bacteriocins, antimicrobial peptides and bacteriophages

Author:
Joerger, R.D.
Source:
Poultry science 2003 v.82 no.4 pp. 640-647
ISSN:
0032-5791
Subject:
mechanism of action; chickens; growth promotion; poultry production; multiple drug resistance; bacteriophages; animal pathogenic bacteria; antimicrobial peptides; nisin; antibacterial properties
DOI:
10.1093/ps/82.4.640
PubMed:
12710486

6. The Amino Acid Sequence of Satyr Tragopan Lysozyme and Its Activity

Author:
Tomohiro ARAKI; Gen TOSHIMA; Tomomi KUSAO; Yuki CHIJIIWA; Shunsuke KAWAMURA; Takao TORIKATA
Source:
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry 2003 v.67 no.12 pp. 2621-2626
ISSN:
1347-6947
Subject:
Gibbs free energy; N-acetylglucosamine; Tragopan satyra; amino acid sequences; amino acid substitution; amino acids; biotechnology; chickens; lysozyme; peptides; trypsin
Abstract:
... The amino acid sequence of satyr tragopan lysozyme and its activity was analyzed. Carboxymethylated lysozyme was digested with trypsin and the resulting peptides were sequenced. The established amino acid sequence had three amino acid substitutions at positions 103 (Asn to Ser), 106 (Ser to Asn), and 121 (His to Gln) comparing with Temminck's tragopan lysozyme and five amino acid substitutions at ...
DOI:
10.1271/bbb.67.2621

7. Analysis of cross-reactivity of five new chicken monoclonal antibodies which recognize the apical complex of Eimeria using confocal laser immunofluorescence assay

Author:
Constantinoiu, C.C.; Lillehoj, H.S.; Matsubayashi, M.; Hosoda, Y.; Tani, H.; Matsuda, H.; Sasai, K.; Baba, E.
Source:
Veterinary parasitology 2003 v.118 no.1-2 pp. 29-35
ISSN:
0304-4017
Subject:
chickens; cross reaction; Eimeria; antigens; immunoassays; confocal laser scanning microscopy; monoclonal antibodies; sporozoites; fluorescent antibody technique
Abstract:
... For Apicomplexa (members) the host cell invasion is realized with the help of the organelles located at the apical tip of parasites. In this research paper the characterization of five chicken monoclonal antibodies (mabs) produced against Eimeria acervulina sporozoites is described. All mabs reacted with molecules belonging to the apical complex of chicken Eimeria sporozoites. On immunofluorescenc ...
Handle:
10113/14511

8. Animal health and disease control in the Usanga Wetland of southwestern Tanzania

Author:
Wilson, R.T.
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2003 v.35 no.1 pp. 47-67
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
enterotoxemia; trypanosomiasis; Newcastle disease; contagious bovine pleuropneumonia; goats; Rift Valley fever; Lumpy skin disease virus; vaccination; Marek disease; anthrax; African swine fever; Bluetongue virus; tuberculosis; foot-and-mouth disease; Brucella melitensis biovar Abortus; Trypanosoma congolense; rinderpest; disease control; cattle production; Theileria parva; quarantine; swine; chickens; brucellosis; Trypanosoma vivax; rabies; sheep; Rhipicephalus; Fowlpox virus; asses; Glossina; Tanzania

9. Anticoccidial vaccination: the absence or reduction of numbers of endogenous parasites from gross lesions in immune chickens after virulen coccidial challenge

Author:
Williams, R.B.
Source:
Avian pathology 2003 v.32 no.5 pp. 535-543
ISSN:
0307-9457
Subject:
chickens; coccidiosis; live vaccines; Eimeria; lesions (animal)
Abstract:
... Male and female floor-reared chickens were immunized with a live, attenuated anticoccidial vaccine (Paracox) and then, 28 days after vaccination, were challenged with virulent strains of Eimeria acervulina, Eimeria brunetti, Eimeria maxima, Eimeria necatrix or Eimeria tenella. The relationship between the post-challenge growth rate and specific gross lesion grades, matched in individual birds, was ...
DOI:
10.1080/0307945031000154143

10. Antigen-specific lymphocyte proliferation and interleukin production in chickens immunized with killed Salmonella enteritidis vaccine or experimental subunit vaccines

Author:
Okamura, M.; Lillehoj, H.S.; Raybourne, R.B.; Babu, U.; Heckert, R.
Source:
Avian diseases 2003 v.47 no.4 pp. 1331-1338
ISSN:
1938-4351
Subject:
chickens; Salmonella Enteritidis; inactivated vaccines; interleukin-2; flagellum; interleukin-6; outer membrane proteins; bacterial antigens; vaccination; lymphocyte proliferation; subunit vaccines
Abstract:
... Lymphocyte proliferation and interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-6 levels in serum were measured as indicators of cell-mediated immunity after immunization of chickens with a commercial killed Salmonella enteritidis (SE) vaccine or experimental subunit vaccines of crude protein (CP) extract or the outer membrane protein (OMP). Significantly increased proliferative responses to SE flagella, but not lipopolys ...
Handle:
10113/47118
DOI:
10.1637/6096

11. Attenuation, Safety, and Efficacy of an Infectious Bronchitis Virus GA98 Serotype Vaccine

Author:
Jackwood, M.W.; Hilt, D.A.; Brown, T.P.
Source:
Avian diseases 2003 v.47 no.3 pp. 627-632
ISSN:
0005-2086
Subject:
chickens; serotypes; drug evaluation; live vaccines; infectious bronchitis; strain differences; Infectious bronchitis virus; vaccination; vaccine development
Abstract:
... In 1998, novel strains of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) were identified in chickens from the southeastern United States and classified as a new serotype designated Georgia 98 (GA98). Because of the widespread nature of the GA98 virus in the southeastern United States and the lack of adequate protection with the DE072 vaccine, we developed a specific vaccine for the GA98 serotype. The GA98/0470 ...
DOI:
10.1637/6094
PubMed:
14562890

12. Biodiversity of 52 chicken populations assessed by microsatellite typing of DNA pools

Author:
Jossi Hillel; Martien A.M. Groenen; Michèle Tixier-Boichard; Abraham B. Korol; Lior David; Valery M. Kirzhner; Terry Burke; Asili Barre-Dirie; Richard P.M.A. Crooijmans; Kari Elo; Marcus W. Feldman; Paul J. Freidlin; Asko Mäki-Tanila; Marian Oortwijn; Pippa Thomson; Alain Vignal; Klaus Wimmers; Steffen Weigend
Source:
Genetics, selection, evolution 2003 v.35 no.6 pp. 533
ISSN:
0999-193X
Subject:
DNA; Gallus gallus; alleles; biodiversity; breeding; chickens; evolution; gene pool; genetic distance; genetic markers; genetic variation; genotype; history; laboratories; loci; microsatellite repeats; polymorphism; population
Abstract:
... In a project on the biodiversity of chickens funded by the European Commission (EC), eight laboratories collaborated to assess the genetic variation within and between 52 populations from a wide range of chicken types. Twenty-two di-nucleotide microsatellite markers were used to genotype DNA pools of 50 birds from each population. The polymorphism measures for the average, the least polymorphic po ...
DOI:
10.1186/1297-9686-35-6-533
PubMed:
12939204
PubMed Central:
PMC2697980

13. Biodiversity of domestic livestock in the republic of Yemen

Author:
Wilson, R.T.
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2003 v.35 no.1 pp. 27-46
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
chickens; breed differences; horns; genetic resistance; body weight; goat breeds; asses; Camelus dromedarius; body measurements; color; zebu breeds; rare breeds; milk yield; sheep breeds; Yemen
PubMed:
12636359

14. Biological aspects of selenium in farm animals

Author:
Kim, Y.Y.; Mahan, D.C.
ISSN:
1011-2367
Subject:
selenium; embryo (animal); selenates; soil chemistry; toxicology; egg hatchability; selenosis; nutrient deficiencies; cattle; seleno amino acids; selenites; teratogenicity; enzyme activity; antioxidant activity; histopathology; swine; chickens; mineral metabolism; biochemical pathways; glutathione peroxidase; poisonous plants
DOI:
10.5713/ajas.2003.435

15. Capsule thickness and amounts of a 39 kDa capsular protein of avian Pasteurella multocida type A strains correlate with their pathogenicity for chickens

Author:
Borrathybay, Entomack; Sawada, Takuo; Kataoka, Yasushi; Okiyama, Emi; Kawamoto, Eiichi; Amao, Hiromi
Source:
Veterinary microbiology 2003 v.97 no.3-4 pp. 215-227
ISSN:
0378-1135
Subject:
Pasteurella multocida; chickens; ferritin; protein content; transmission electron microscopy; virulence; virulent strains
Abstract:
... Capsule thickness of avian Pasteurella multocida type A strains was determined by transmission electron microscopy after labeling with polycationic ferritin and compared with their pathogenicity for chickens. The capsule thickness of P. multocida strains Pm-18 and X-73 was 81.4 and 50.1 nm on average, respectively. These strains were highly virulent for chicken, whereas the less virulent strains P ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetmic.2003.09.011

16. Characterisation of Mycoplasma gallisepticum strains involved in respiratory disease in pheasants and peafowl

Author:
Benčina, D.; Mrzel, I.; Rojs, O. Zorman; Bidovec, A.; Dovc, A.
Source:
Veterinary record 2003 v.152 no.8 pp. 230-234
ISSN:
0042-4900
Subject:
Mycoplasma gallisepticum; chickens; game birds; mortality; nucleotide sequences; nucleotides; peafowl; pheasants; proteins; turkeys
Abstract:
... Two cases of Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection in different avian species in backyard gamebird operations in Slovenia were investigated. In the first case, M gallisepticum was associated with severe respiratory disease with almost 20 per cent mortality in pheasants, whereas the infection was less pathogenic for chickens and turkeys reared at the same site. The M gallisepticum isolates from pheasa ...
DOI:
10.1136/vr.152.8.230

17. Characterization of Egyptian Field Strains of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus

Author:
Abdel-Alim, Gomaa A.; Awaad, M.H.H.; Saif, Y.M.
Source:
Avian diseases 2003 v.47 no.4 pp. 1452-1457
ISSN:
0005-2086
Subject:
Infectious bursal disease virus; chickens; flocks; genes; infectious bursal disease; mortality; phenotype; rearing; restriction endonucleases; restriction fragment length polymorphism; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; vaccines; virulence; virulent strains; viruses; United States
Abstract:
... The reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism (RT-PCR/RFLP) technique was used for identification and characterization of Egyptian field strains of infectious bursal disease viruses (IBDVs) that caused severe outbreaks with (30%-60%) mortality rate. Twenty-four bursal samples collected from 24 field outbreaks in commercially reared chicken flocks expe ...
DOI:
10.1637/7032

18. Characterization of Infectious Bronchitis Virus Isolates by Slot Blot Hybridization

Author:
Mondal, S.P.; Cardona, C.J.
Source:
Avian diseases 2003 v.47 no.3 pp. 725-730
ISSN:
0005-2086
Subject:
disease detection; Infectious bronchitis virus; infectious bronchitis; serotypes; sequence analysis; microbial genetics; chickens
Abstract:
... We used slot blot hybridization of the hypervariable regions of the S1 subunit of spike peplomer gene to identify and characterize infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) strains. Template DNA was created from six reference strain IBVs of different serotypes and immobilized on a nitrocellulose membrane. We synthesized digoxigenin-labeled probes from reference and unknown field viruses and hybridized the ...
DOI:
10.1637/6077
PubMed:
14562903

19. Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from free range chickens from Parana, Brazil

Author:
Dubey, J.P.; Navarro, I.T.; Graham, D.H.; Dahl, E.; Freire, R.L.; Prudencio, L.B.; Sreekumar, C.; Vianna, M.C.; Lehmann, T.
Source:
Veterinary parasitology 2003 v.117 no.3 pp. 229-234
ISSN:
0304-4017
Subject:
chickens; restriction fragment length polymorphism; seroprevalence; cats; disease prevalence; antibody detection; poultry diseases; toxoplasmosis; mice; genotype; strains; Toxoplasma gondii; virulence; infection; Brazil
Abstract:
... The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free range chickens is a good indicator of the prevalence of T. gondii oocysts in the environment because chickens feed from the ground. In the present study, prevalence of T. gondii in 40 free range chickens (Gallus domesticus) from a rural area surrounding Paraná, Brazil was assessed. Blood, heart, and brain from each chicken were examined for T. gondii in ...
Handle:
10113/15130

20. Characterization of a plasmid-encoded adhesin of an avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) strain isolated from a case of swollen head syndrome (SHS)

Author:
Stehling, Eliana Guedes; Yano, Tomomasa; Brocchi, Marcelo; Silveira, Wanderley Dias da
Source:
Veterinary microbiology 2003 v.95 no.1-2 pp. 111-120
ISSN:
0378-1135
Subject:
Escherichia coli; adhesion; chickens; colicins; epithelial cells; genes; head; mutagenesis; nalidixic acid; plasmids; polymerase chain reaction; respiratory system; sodium; streptomycin; tetracycline; transposons
Abstract:
... An avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) strain designated SHS4, isolated from a chicken with clinical signs of swollen head syndrome (SHS), adhered to but did not invade Hep-2 and tracheal epithelial cells. The PCR amplified fimA, csgA and tsh gene sequences. It produced Ia, Ib, E1, E3, K, and B colicins, but not colicin V and aerobactin. It harboured two plasmids of 60 and 98 MDa and was resi ...
DOI:
10.1016/S0378-1135(03)00125-1