Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale, or ORT, is a bacterium that causes poultry disease. Its disease is respiratory in nature, and is potentially fatal.[1] The disease caused by ORT is characterized by pneumonia, pleuritis and air sacculitis. Scientists are currently investigating the process of the disease. The ORT germ has only recently been discovered and identified.
References
- ^ Hafez, Hafez Mohamed (2002). "Diagnosis of Ornithobacterium Rhinotracheale" (PDF). International Journal of Poultry Science 1 (5): 114-118. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
