1. 1Agricultural and Food Research Council Institute of Food Research, Bristol Laboratory, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY, UK
2. 2Agricultural and Food Research Council Institute for Animal Health, Houghton Laboratory, Houghton, Huntingdon PE17 2DA, Cambs., UK
3. 3School of Veterinary Science, Langford House, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DU, UK
4. 4Centre National d'Etudes Vétérinaires et Alimentaires, Station Experimentale d'Aviculture, BP No 9, Beaucemaine, 22440 Ploufragan, France
5. 5Spelderholt Centre for Poultry Research and Extension, Spelderholt 9, 7361 DA Beekbergen, The Netherlands
6. 6Health and Welfare Canada, Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Sir Frederick Banting Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OLZ, Canada
7. 7United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Richard B. Russell Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 5677, Athens, Georgia 30613, USA