Protection of rabbits against enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) using an intimin null mutant

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Stakenborg, Tim ^a   Vandekerchove, Dominique ^a   Mariën, Jonas ^a   Laevens, Hans ^a   Imberechts, Hein ^a   Peeters, Johan ^a  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PROKARYOTA;

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL VACCINE; EAEA PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; RABBIT; VETERINARY;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; MUTATION; RABBITS;

EID: 33747394722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-2-22     Document Type: Article

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