Effect of Escherichia coli infection of the bovine uterus from the whole animal to the cell

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1153-1157

  Williams, E J ^a,e   Herath, S ^a   England, G C W ^b   Dobson, H ^c   Bryant, C E ^d   Sheldon, I M ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

E. coli; Immunity; Infection; Ovary; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 46749137934     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108002413     Document Type: Conference Paper

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