Prevalence of a gene encoding adhesin involved in diffuse adherence among Escherichia coli isolates in pigs with postweaning diarrhea or edema disease

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 378-381

  Ha, Seung Kwon ^a   Choi, Changsun ^a   Chae, Chanhee ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUS SCROFA;

ADHESIN; AIDA I PROTEIN, E COLI; AIDA-I PROTEIN, E COLI; CARRIER PROTEIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; EDEMA; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; VIRULENCE;

ADHESINS, ESCHERICHIA COLI; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DIARRHEA; EDEMA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SHIGA TOXIN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0041382375     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870301500414     Document Type: Article

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