Comparison of five real-time PCR assays for detecting virulence genes in isolates of Escherichia coli from septicaemic neonatal foals

Veterinary Record

Volumn 161, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 716-718

  Mapes, S ^a   Rhodes, D M ^a   Wilson, W D ^a   Leutenegger, C M ^a   Pusterla, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 37149045332     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.161.21.716     Document Type: Article

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