Virulence factors and clonal relationships among Escherichia coli strains isolated from broiler chickens with cellulitis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 4175-4177

  De Brito, Benito Guimarães ^a   Gaziri, Luiz Carlos J ^a   Vidotto, Marilda C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELLULITIS; CHICKEN; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELLULITIS; CHICKENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY DISEASES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 0038648646     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.7.4175-4177.2003     Document Type: Article

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