Epidemiological investigation of eaeA-positive Escherichia coli and Escherichia albertii strains isolated from healthy wild birds

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 747-752

  Oh, Jae Young ^a   Kang, Min Su ^a   Hwang, Hee Tae ^a   An, Byung Ki ^a   Kwon, Jun Hun ^a   Kwon, Yong Kuk ^a  

^a Animal Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

intimin subtype; atypical enteropathogenic E. coli; cytolethal distending toxin gene (cdtB); eaeA positive E. albertii; phylogenetic group B2

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; EAEA PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SOUTH KOREA;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CARRIER STATE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA ALBERTII; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 80955158041     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-011-1133-y     Document Type: Article

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