Biological and genomic characteristics of chicken-derived Riemerella anatipestifer in China
Our findings demonstrated <i>R. anatipestifer</i> exhibits remarkable host adaptability to chickens. Both the age-dependent susceptibility and clinical manifestations in boilers are essentially consistent with those observed in ducks. The serotypes prevalent in chicken flocks share both similarities and differences with those in duck flocks. Notably, its lethality to chickens is significantly lower than that to ducks. These findings enhance our understanding of the epidemiology and pathogenicity of <i>R. anatipestifer</i> from chicken, providing a scientific foundation for targeted disease prevention and control measures.
Authors
- Wenwen Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0833-0314)
- Guiming Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5899-9054)
- Yongming Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8287-6986)
- Xiaoli Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7732-9080)
- Kai Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3939-273X)
- Xiaoyuan Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8534-2119)
- Yuxia Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6358-1568)
- Jiazhi Sun
Institutions
- Poultry Research Institute (CN)
- Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (MM)
- Yangzhou Polytechnic Institute (CN)
- Hua Medicine (China) (CN)
- National Livestock Breeding Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1652106
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.18
Funders
- Texas Space Grant Consortium