Occurrence of Ornithobacterium Rhinotracheale in Polish Turkey Flocks.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT) causes significant economic losses to the poultry industry around the world. The bacterium often affects poultry as part of multiple infections causing very serious clinical signs that are usually not limited only to the respiratory system. This study's main objective was the retrospective detection and identification of ORT in turkey flocks.

Material and methods

ORT identification was performed in 6,225 samples taken from 133 different flocks between 2015 and 2020. Molecular methods were used, specifically real-time PCR and traditional PCR. We focused on partial 16S rRNA gene sequences of isolates, which were compared with sequences obtained from GenBank. The reaction products were analysed phylogenetically. Molecula

SUBMITTER: Kursa O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8959689 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature