Verotoxin production and adhesion genes of E. coli isolates from commercial poultry and psittacine birds: Detection by PCR;Verotoxinbildungs- und Anheftungsgene bei E-coli-Isolaten aus Wirtschaftsgeflügel und Psittaciformes: Nachweis mittels PCR

Tierarztliche Praxis Ausgabe G: Grosstiere - Nutztiere

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-52

  Wastlhuber, Ulrike ^a,b   Spleiß, Christina ^a   Lohr, J E ^a  

^a Staatlichen Tierarztlichen U A ^*

^b Staatliches Tierarztliches U   (Germany)

Author keywords

Commercial poultry; E. Coli; EHEC; PCR; Psittacine birds

Indexed keywords

AVES; PSITTACIFORMES;

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; PSITTACINE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 0032219658     PISSN: 14341220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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