Sequence analysis demonstrates the conservation of fimH and variability of fimA throughout avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC)

Veterinary Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-163

  Vandemaele, Fréderic ^a   Vandekerchove, Dominique ^b   Vereecken, Monita ^c   Derijcke, Jef ^c   Dho Moulin, Maryvonne ^d   Goddeeris, Bruno Maria ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^c ANIMAL HEALTH CARE FLANDERS   (Belgium)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

APEC; Avian; Escherichia coli; FimA; FimH

Indexed keywords

AEROBACTIN; AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EPITOPE; PROTEIN FIMA; PROTEIN FIMH; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOWL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYDROPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEROTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0344923320     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2002062     Document Type: Article

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