Further characterization of a complement-sensitive mutant of a virulent avian Escherichia coli isolate

Avian Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 817-823

  Kottom, Theodore J ^a   Nolan, Lisa K ^a   Robinson, Michael ^a   Brown, John ^b   Gustad, Tom ^a   Horne, Shelley M ^a   Giddings, Catherine W ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian colibacillosis; Avian Escherichia coli; Complement resistance; Phagocytosis resistance; Virulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031252131     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592334     Document Type: Article

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