Spotlight on Campylobacter hepaticus, the cause of Spotty Liver Disease in layers.

Spotlight on Campylobacter hepaticus, the cause of Spotty Liver Disease in layers. Avian Pathol. 2019 Apr 03;:1-9 Authors: Moore RJ, Scott PC, Hao Van TT Abstract Campylobacter hepaticus was recently identified as the aetiological agent of Spotty Liver Disease (SLD). SLD causes significant health and productivity losses in the Australian egg industry and the disease is present in other countries. Following the isolation and characterisation of C. hepaticus, molecular tools and refined culturing methods have been developed to identify the pathogen. It is suspected that application of these tools will lead to identification of the pathogen in many poultry production systems throughout the world. As C. hepaticus has only recently been identified, little is known about the mechanisms of pathogenesis and hence new research needs to be directed towards understanding SLD epidemiology and C. hepaticus virulence mechanisms to inform efforts to develop intervention strategies. PMID: 30942612 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Avian Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Avian Pathol Source Type: research