Virulence-associated traits in avian Escherichia coli: Comparison between isolates from colibacillosis-affected and clinically healthy layer flocks

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 75-87

  Vandekerchove, D ^a   Vandemaele, F ^b   Adriaensen, C ^c   Zaleska, M ^c   Hernalsteens, J P ^c   De Baets, L ^a,c   Butaye, P ^a   Van Immerseel, F ^d   Wattiau, P ^a   Laevens, H ^a   Mast, J ^a   Goddeeris, B ^b   Pasmans, F ^d  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chicken; Escherichia coli; Virulence traits

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; AEROBACTIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COLICIN; INTIMIN; IRON; SALMOCHELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YERSINIABACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIRD DISEASE; CECUM; CELL CULTURE; COLIBACILLOSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FIMBRIA; FOWL; HERD; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; TRAT GENE;

ADHESINS, ESCHERICHIA COLI; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COLICINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; IRON; PHENOTYPE; POULTRY DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 21144440126     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2005.02.009     Document Type: Article

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