A Case-Control Study of Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli Infection in Cats with Diarrhea

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 87-92

  Smith, Katrina A ^a,c   Kruth, Stephen ^a   Hammermueller, Jutta ^a   Gyles, Carlton ^a   Wilson, Jeffrey B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^c Morningside Animal Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CATTLE; CERCOPITHECUS; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CATTLE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DIARRHEA; ENTEROTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0032040311     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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