Effects of ibeA deletion on virulence and biofilm formation of avian pathogenic escherichia coli

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 279-287

  Wang, Shaohui ^a   Niu, Chunling ^a   Shi, Zhenyu ^a   Xia, Yongjie ^a   Yaqoob, Muhammad ^a   Dai, Jianjun ^a   Lu, Chengping ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; IBEA GENE; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CELL LINE; CHICK EMBRYO; DUCKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POULTRY DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 78650910630     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00821-10     Document Type: Article

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