Bordetella avium continues to be an economic issue in the turkey industry as the causative
agent of bordetellosis, which often leads to serious secondary infections. This study presents
a broad characterization of the antibiotic resistance patterns in this diverse collection of B.
avium strains collected over the past thirty years. In addition, the plasmid basis for the
antibiotic resistance was characterized. The antibiotic resistance pattern allowed the
development of a novel enrichment culture method that was subsequently employed to …