Prevalence and molecular typing of attaching and effacing Escherichia coli among calf populations in Belgium

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 249-259

  China, B ^a   Pirson, V ^a   Mainil, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cattle Bacteria; Diarrhea; Escherchia coli

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BELGIUM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE CARRIER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BELGIUM; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; PREVALENCE; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN I; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031727138     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(98)00237-5     Document Type: Article

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