DNA Fingerprinting of Twelve Bordetella avium Strains

Authors

Friederike Roloff, Brigham Young University
Dr. Ron W. Leavitt, Brigham Young University

Keywords

DNA fingerprinting, bordetella avium strains, poultry

College

Life Sciences

Department

Microbiology and Molecular Biology

Abstract

Bordetella avium causes a respiratory disease in poultry which especially young turkeys are susceptible to. We are working with the Moroni Feed Company, who supplied us with 12 strains of Bordetella avium. Eleven of the strains are from outbreaks of the disease in the Southern Utah turkey farms. The twelfth strain is the vaccine strain V87. This vaccine was produced by chemically mutating B. avium and selecting a non-virulent temperature sensitive strain. Dr. Jensen, a former professor of Microbiology, BYU, produced this vaccine by chemically mutating B. avium and selecting a non-virulent temperature sensitive strain.

Recommended Citation

Roloff, Friederike and Leavitt, Dr. Ron W. (2013) "DNA Fingerprinting of Twelve Bordetella avium Strains," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1310.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1310