Virulence factors in Escherichia coli strains isolated from urinary tract infection and pyometra cases and from feces of healthy dogs

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 206-210

  Siqueira, Amanda K ^a   Ribeiro, Marcio G ^a   Leite, Domingos da S ^b   Tiba, Monique R ^b   Moura, Claudia de ^b   Lopes, Maria Denise ^a   Prestes, Nereu Carlos ^a   Salerno, Tatiana ^a   Silva, Aristeu V da ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE PARANAENSE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dog; Escherichia coli; Pyometra; Urinary tract infection; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN CNF 1; PROTEIN HLYA; PROTEIN IUCD; PROTEIN PAPC; PROTEIN PAPGII; PROTEIN PAPGIII; PROTEIN SFAS; PROTEIN USP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; METRITIS; NONHUMAN; PYOMETRA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYOMETRA; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 60249095692     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2008.07.018     Document Type: Article

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