The Distribution of Escherichia coli Serovars, Virulence Genes, Gene Association and Combinations and Virulence Genes Encoding Serotypes in Pathogenic E. coli Recovered from Diarrhoeic Calves, Sheep and Goat

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-78

  Osman, K M ^a   Mustafa, A M ^a,b   Elhariri, M ^a   Abdelhamed, G S ^c  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Sigma Pharmaceutical Company   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Diarrhoeic calves; Eagg gene; Escherichia coli; Goats; Lambs; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIARRHEA; EGYPT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FECES; GENETICS; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; HEMOLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; VIRULENCE;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIARRHEA; EGYPT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; GENES, BACTERIAL; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HEMOLYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVIDAE; BOVINAE; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYLA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84872278407     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2012.01319.x     Document Type: Article

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