Prevalence of virulence genes in Escherichia coli strains recently isolated from young pigs with diarrhea in the US

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 145-152

  Zhang, Weiping ^a   Zhao, Mojun ^a   Ruesch, Laura ^a   Omot, Abi ^a   Francis, David ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC); PCR; Porcine diarrhea; Prevalence; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; DIARRHEA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIS; PREVALENCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; UNITED STATES; VIRULENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PAA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 34250195741     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.02.018     Document Type: Article

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