Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from neonatal Peruvian alpacas (Vicugna pacos) with diarrhea

Fibre Production in South American Camelids and Other Fibre Animals

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 223-228

  Cid, D ^a   Martin Espada, C ^a   Maturrano, L ^b   Garcia, A ^a   Luna, L ^b   Rosadio, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Diarrhea; Enteropathogenic; Escherichia coli; Verotoxigenic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958813825     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-727-1-29     Document Type: Chapter

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