390697

Prevalence and Serotyping of E. Coli Isolated from Broiler Chickens at Ismailia Governorate

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Last updated: 01 Feb 2025

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Bacteriology, Immunology and Mycology

Abstract

Colibacillosis is one of the major problems in poultry houses caused by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) which is the main cause of high morbidity and mortality rates in poultry houses leading to high economic losses.  The present study was established to investigate the incidence of Escherichia coli (E. coli) infection in broiler birds suffering from yellowish-colored droppings, diarrhea, and soiled vent openings with or without septicemia signs. Aseptically, 200 samples were collected from the internal organs of diseased broiler chickens (liver, Heart, spleen, and yolk) at different farms in Ismailia governorate, 70 samples were E. coli positive with a 35% prevalence rate. The high prevalence of E. coli was recovered from yolk (40%), followed by liver (37.5%), heart (33.33%) and spleen (25%), respectively. A serological test was used to identify ten E. coli isolates as a slide agglutination test. The most predominant serotype was O44 (20%), O157 (20%), O119 (10%), O128 (10%), O78 (10%), O164 (10%), O145 (10%), O55 (10%). 

DOI

10.21608/scvmj.2024.390697

Keywords

E. coli, prevalence, Serotypes, Broiler chickens

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Enany

MiddleName

E.

Affiliation

Bacteriology, Immunology and Mycology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University

Email

enanyeg@yahoo.com

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First Name

basma

Last Name

ramadan

MiddleName

abdallah

Affiliation

Directorate of V Veterinary Medicine, Fayoum, Egypt

Email

drbasmaabdallah84@gmail.com

City

Fayoum

Orcid

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First Name

Samah

Last Name

Eid

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Reference Laboratory for veterinary Quality Control on Poultry Production , Animal Health Research Institute, Doki , Giza

Email

samaheid@ymail.com

City

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Orcid

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First Name

Marwa

Last Name

Abo Hashem

MiddleName

El Sayed

Affiliation

Bacteriology, Immunology, Mycology. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Suez Canal University

Email

drvet42@yahoo.com

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Orcid

0000-0002-0759-3094

Volume

29

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

48776

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2024-10-29

Publish Date

2024-12-31

Page Start

393

Page End

401

Print ISSN

1110-6298

Online ISSN

2682-3284

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https://scvmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_390697.html

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http://journals.ekb.eg?_action=service&article_code=390697

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73

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Original Article

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992

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Journal

Publication Title

Suez Canal Veterinary Medical Journal. SCVMJ

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https://scvmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Prevalence and Serotyping of E. Coli Isolated from Broiler Chickens at Ismailia Governorate

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Article

Created At

24 Dec 2024