Identification of shiga toxin and intimin coding genes in Escherichia coli isolates from pigeons (Columba livia) in relation to phylotypes and antibiotic resistance patterns

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 307-312

  Ghanbarpour, Reza ^a   Daneshdoost, Shirin ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Intimin; Phylotypes; Pigeon; Shiga toxin

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL DNA; EAEA PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FECES; GENETICS; IRAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; COLUMBIDAE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; IRAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGA TOXINS; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84855174129     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-011-0021-0     Document Type: Article

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