Virulence factors associated with Escherichia coli present in a commercially produced competitive exclusion product

Avian Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 704-707

  Maurer, John J ^a   Hofacre, Charles L ^a   Wooley, Richard E ^a   Gibbs, Penelope ^a   Froyman, Robrecht ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competitive exclusion; Pathogenic E. coli; Serum resistance; Siderophore; tsh

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0036656091     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2002)046[0704:VFAWEC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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