Characterization of a series of transconjugant mutants of an avian pathogenic Escherichia coli isolate for resistance to serum complement

Avian Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 771-776

  Lynne, Aaron M ^a   Skyberg, Jerod A ^b   Logue, Catherine M ^c   Doetkott, Curt ^c   Foley, Steven L ^a   Nolan, Lisa K ^b  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

APEC; Avian colibacillosis; bor; Bor; Complement resistance; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli virulence; iss; Iss; Serum resistance

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; ISS PROTEIN, E COLI; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; MUTATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MUTATION; PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34748854976     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2007)51[771:COASOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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