Molecular and epidemiological characterization of bovine intrauterine Escherichia coli

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5818-5830

  Bicalho, R C ^a   Machado, V S ^a   Bicalho, M L S ^a   Gilbert, R O ^a   Teixeira, A G V ^a   Caixeta, L S ^a   Pereira, R V V ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Endometritis; Escherichia coli; Metritis

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUERPERAL DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STILLBIRTH; TWINS; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STILLBIRTH; TWINS; UTERUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ASTA; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78649252789     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3550     Document Type: Article

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