Carriage of potentially pathogenic Escherichia coli in chickens

Avian Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 721-724

  Kariuki, S ^a,c   Gilks, C C ^b   Kimari, J ^c   Muyodi, J ^c   Getty, B ^a   Hart, C A ^a  

^a Department of Medical Microbiology and Genito Urinary Medicine ^*  (Kenya)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Chicken; Enteropathogenic; Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0036656075     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2002)046[0721:COPPEC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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