Presence of Escherichia coli carrying the EAST1 toxin gene in farm animals

Veterinary Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-13

  Veilleux, Sophie ^a   Dubreuil, J Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; EAST1 toxin; Edema disease; Escherichia coli; Farm animals

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; EAST1 TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASTA GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CATTLE; CHILE; DIARRHEA; ENTEROAGGREGATIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SHEEP; SWINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CATTLE; DIARRHEA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; ASTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 30344484238     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2005045     Document Type: Review

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