Genotypic prevalence of F4 variants (ab, ac, and ad) in Escherichia coli isolated from diarrheic piglets in Korea

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 307-310

  Choi, Changsun ^a   Chae, Chanhee ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; F4; Pig bacteria; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENOTYPE; KOREA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; DIARRHEA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; KOREA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 0032791699     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(99)00046-2     Document Type: Article

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