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Article Dans Une Revue (Article De Synthèse) FEMS Microbiology Letters Année : 2015

Avian colibacillosis: still many black holes

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Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) strains cause severe respiratory and systemic disease, threatening food security and avian welfare worldwide. Intensification of poultry production and the quick expansion of free-range production systems will increase the incidence of colibacillosis through greater exposure of birds to pathogens and stress. Therapy is mainly based on antibiotherapy and current vaccines have poor efficacy. Serotyping remains the most frequently used diagnostic method, only allowing the identification of a limited number of APEC strains. Several studies have demonstrated that the most common virulence factors studied in APEC are rarely all present in the same isolate, showing that APEC strains constitute a heterogeneous group. Different isolates may harbor different associations of virulence factors, each one able to induce colibacillosis. Despite its economical relevance, pathogenesis of colibacillosis is poorly understood. Our knowledge on the host response to APEC is based in very descriptive studies, mostly restricted to bacteriological and histopathological analysis of infected organs, mostly lungs. Furthermore, only a small number of APEC isolates has been used in experimental studies. In the present review we discuss current knowledge on APEC diversity and virulence, including host-response to infection and the associated inflammatory response with a focus on pulmonary colibacillosis.

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hal-01182815 , version 1 (03-08-2015)

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Rodrigo Guabiraba-Brito, Catherine Schouler. Avian colibacillosis: still many black holes. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 2015, 362 (15), pp.1-8. ⟨10.1093/femsle/fnv118⟩. ⟨hal-01182815⟩
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