The embryo lethality of Escherichia coli isolates and its relationship to the presence of virulence-associated genes

Poultry Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 370-375

  Oh, J Y ^a   Kang, M S ^a   Yoon, H ^a   Choi, H W ^b   An, B K ^a   Shin, E G ^a   Kim, Y J ^a   Kim, M J ^a   Kwon, J H ^a   Kwon, Y K ^a  

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

^b ChoongAng Vaccine Laboratories Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Embryo lethality; Escherichia coli; iucD; Virulence gene

Indexed keywords

ASTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84862953632     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01807     Document Type: Article

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