Research note: isolation of two filamentous bacteria associated with enteritis in turkey poults.

Two microaerophilic filamentous bacteria have been isolated from the intestines of turkey poults exhibiting signs of enteritis. These two filamentous bacteria, denoted as F-1 and F-2, were reinoculated into 4-day-old poults and those poults have shown a reduction in rate of gain when compared with aged-matched controls. Weight reduction was 14% for F-1 and 11% for F-2, respectively, at 21 days of age.