Escherichia Coli

Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 267-308

  Gyles, C L ^a   Fairbrother, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Differentiation of E. coli into subtypes distinguishing pathogenic from nonpathogenic types; Escherichia coli gram negative, fermentative, rod shaped bacterium; ETEC causing E. coli diarrhea; Fimbriae rodlike surface appendages, mediating attachment; Procedures characterizing isolates PFGE, RAPD analysis, ribotyping, 16S rDNA sequencing, MLST, MLVA, virulence factor analysis; Serotyping subspecies differentiation foundation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051697206     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470958209.ch15     Document Type: Chapter

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