Virulence genes of Escherichia coli strains isolated from mastitic milk

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 285-287

  Bean, A ^a   Williamson, J ^a,b   Cursons, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b Mastitis Research Laboratory   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CATTLE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 6344262157     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2004.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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