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Brevibacterium sp. from poultry

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Two isolates of methanethiol producing coryneform bacteria sharing morphological and physiological similarities with Brevibacterium are described. They were isolated from bumble-foot-like manifestations of poultry but proved to be non-pathogenic for experimental animals.

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  1. Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

    Krishna Mohan

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Mohan, K. Brevibacterium sp. from poultry. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 47, 449–453 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00426005

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