Virulence factors of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from broilers from the south of Brazil

Avian Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 749-753

  Pinto Da Rocha, Ana Cristina Gonçalves ^a   Bernardes Da Silva, Ari ^a   Guimarães De Brito, Benito ^b   Luiz De Souza Moraes, Hamilton ^a   Pontes, Alexandre Pontes ^a   Cé, Milene Cristine ^a   Pinheiro Do Nascimento, Vladimir ^a   Salle, Carlos Tadeu Pippi ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Avian colibacillosis; E. coli; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CAVIA PORCELLUS; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036655669     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2002)046[0749:vfoape]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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