Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in Psittaciformes

Avian Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-354

  Schremmer, Caroline ^a   Lohr, J E ^a   Wastlhuber, U ^a   Kosters J ^b   Ravelshofer, K ^b   Steinruck H ^c   Wieler, L H ^d  

^a Staatliches Tierarztliches U   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d Inst fur Microbiologie und T   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN;

AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LONCHOCARPUS GLAUCIFOLIUS; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 0033180618     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079459994605     Document Type: Article

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