Necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens: a review on the pathogen, pathogenesis, and prevention

S Fathima, WGA Hakeem, R Shanmugasundaram… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Clostridium perfringens type A and C are the primary etiological agents associated with
necrotic enteritis (NE) in poultry. The predisposing factors implicated in the incidence of NE …

Pullorum disease and fowl typhoid—new thoughts on old diseases: a review

PA Barrow, OCF Neto - Avian pathology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Fowl typhoid and pullorum disease are two distinct septicaemic diseases largely specific to
avian species and caused by Salmonella Gallinarum and Salmonella Pullorum …

TLR signaling in the gut in health and disease

MT Abreu, M Fukata, M Arditi - The Journal of Immunology, 2005 - journals.aai.org
The human intestine has evolved in the presence of diverse enteric microflora. TLRs convert
the recognition of pathogen-associated molecules in the gut into signals for anti-microbial …

Liposome-encapsulated bacteriophages for enhanced oral phage therapy against Salmonella spp

J Colom, M Cano-Sarabia, J Otero… - Applied and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Bacteriophages UAB_Phi20, UAB_Phi78, and UAB_Phi87 were encapsulated
in liposomes, and their efficacy in reducing Salmonella in poultry was then studied. The …

Avian toll-like receptors

R Brownlie, B Allan - Cell and tissue research, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Analysis of the genomes of two distantly related bird species, chicken and zebra
finch (divergence of about 100 million years), indicate that there are ten avian toll-like …

Interactions between commensal bacteria and the gut-associated immune system of the chicken

JT Brisbin, J Gong, S Sharif - Animal Health Research Reviews, 2008 - cambridge.org
The chicken gut-associated lymphoid tissue is made up of a number of tissues and cells that
are responsible for generating mucosal immune responses and maintaining intestinal …

Toll-like receptors in inflammation, infection and cancer

K Chen, J Huang, W Gong, P Iribarren… - International …, 2007 - Elsevier
Members of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) family play key roles in both innate and adaptive
immune responses. TLR proteins enable host to recognize a large number of pathogen …

Variation matters: TLR structure and species-specific pathogen recognition

D Werling, OC Jann, V Offord, EJ Glass, TJ Coffey - Trends in immunology, 2009 - cell.com
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a family of pattern recognition receptors that are an important
link between innate and adaptive immunity. Many vaccines incorporate ligands for TLRs as …

Expression patterns of chicken Toll-like receptor mRNA in tissues, immune cell subsets and cell lines

M Iqbal, VJ Philbin, AL Smith - Veterinary immunology and …, 2005 - Elsevier
The Toll-like receptor (TLR) family of cell surface molecules represent a major component of
the pattern recognition system, which enables both vertebrates and invertebrates to detect …

Toll-like receptor evolution in birds: gene duplication, pseudogenization, and diversifying selection

H Velová, MW Gutowska-Ding, DW Burt… - … Biology and Evolution, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are key sensor molecules in vertebrates triggering initial phases of
immune responses to pathogens. The avian TLR family typically consists of ten receptors …