Plasmid-borne virulence-associated genes have a conserved organization in virulent strains of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2513-2519

  Tivendale, Kelly A ^a   Allen, Joanne L ^a   Browning, Glenn F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; AVIAN PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GENE ORDER; GENES, BACTERIAL; PLASMIDS; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 68549132343     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00391-09     Document Type: Article

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