Investigation of putative CDT gene in Escherichia coli isolates from pigs with diarrhea

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 89, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 195-199

  Da Silva, Alex Souza ^a   Da Silva Leite, Domingos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytolethal distending toxin; Diarrhea; Escherichia coli; PCR; Pig bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN CDTB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BRAZIL; DIARRHEA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037159108     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(02)00180-3     Document Type: Article

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