Colibacillosis in poultry: Unravelling the molecular basis of virulence of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli in their natural hosts

Avian Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 355-366

  Dziva, Francis ^a   Stevens, Mark P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; TURKEY (BIRD); VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; POULTRY DISEASES; TURKEYS; VIRULENCE;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 47549083898     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450802216652     Document Type: Review

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