Virulence factors, antimicrobial resistance, and plasmid content of Escherichia coli isolated in swine commercial farms;Fatores de virulência, resistência aos antimicrobianos, presença de plasmídeos em Escherichia coli isoladas de amostras clínicas e ambientais de suínos

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-36

  Costa, M M ^a,b   Drescher, G ^b   Maboni, F ^c   Weber, S S ^a   Schrank, A ^c   Vainstein, M H ^a   Schrank, I S ^a   Vargas, A C ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO VALE DO SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Colibacillosis; Fimbriae; Swine; Toxin

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA; SUIDAE;

EID: 77953865072     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: 16784162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352010000100004     Document Type: Article

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