Quiz: Webinar From a harmless commensal to a gut pathogen
In this webinar 'From a harmless commensal to a gut pathogen', Prof. Luke Borst, zooms in on the risk factors associated with Enterococcus cecorum.
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Quiz Questions
1.
Which of the following sentences best describes E. cecorum?
A.
E. cecorum is normally a commensal inhabitant of the chicken gastro-intestinal tract
B.
Avian pathogenic E. cecorum escapes the gut, enters the bloodstream and causes lesions in the free thoracic vertebra
C.
The disease caused by avian pathogenic E. cecorum is called enterococcal spondylitis and it results in hindlimb paralysis
D.
Enterococcal spondylitis is a respiratory disease
E.
All of the above
2.
Avian pathogenic E. cecorum strains are genomically different from commensal strains
A.
True
B.
False
3.
Early gut colonization by avian pathogenic E. cocorum is observed in infected birds
A.
True
B.
False
4.
Gut damage caused by coccidia favors E. cecorum infection
A.
True
B.
False
5.
Some feed additives such as yeast carbohydrates can increase E. cecorum sepsis
A.
True
B.
False
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