Identification of minimal predictors of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli virulence for use as a rapid diagnostic tool

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3987-3996

  Johnson, Timothy J ^a   Wannemuehler, Yvonne ^b   Doetkott, Curt ^c   Johnson, Sara J ^b   Rosenberger, Sandra C ^d   Nolan, Lisa K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Aviserve LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIAN PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CHICKENS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; GENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY DISEASES; TURKEYS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 57349150223     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00816-08     Document Type: Article

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