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Researchers at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station applied machine learning to analyze the arrangement of genes—“genetic neighborhoods”—in Enterococcus cecorum isolates. By comparing these neighborhoods, they were able to differentiate disease‑causing strains that can lead to arthritis, bone infections and lameness in poultry from harmless strains. This distinction could aid in identifying pathogenic bacteria that threaten animal welfare and cause economic losses in the poultry industry.

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