Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Infection in Captive Black-footed Ferrets

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 617-620

  Bradley, Gregory A ^a   Orr, Kathy ^b   Reggiardo, Carlos ^a   Glock, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Phoenix Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Black footed ferret; Enterotoxigenic; Escherichia coli; Gastroenteritis; Heat stabile toxin; Mustela nigripes; Polymerase chain reaction; STa; STb

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; HEAT STABLE TOXIN (E COLI);

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATALITY; FEMALE; FERRET; GASTROENTERITIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENTEROTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FERRETS; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0035403640     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.3.617     Document Type: Article

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