Detection of virulence factors of Escherichia coli focused on prevalence of EAST1 toxin in stool of diarrheic and non-diarrheic piglets and presence of adhesion involving virulence factors in astA positive strains

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 154, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 369-375

  Zajacova, Zuzana Sramkova ^a   Konstantinova, Lucie ^a   Alexa, Pavel ^a  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

AstA gene; Diarrheic and healthy piglets; Escherichia coli; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; EAST1 TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DIARRHEA; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HERD; NONHUMAN; PIGLET; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; SHIGATOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CZECH REPUBLIC; DIARRHEA; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SHIGA TOXIN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ASTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PAA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 84855924926     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.07.029     Document Type: Article

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