Gene typing of the colonisation factors F18 of Escherichia coli isolated from piglets suffering from post-weaning oedema disease

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 132-136

  Alexa, Pavel ^a   Stouracova K ^a   Hamrik J ^a   Salajka, E ^a  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Colonisation factors; Oedema disease; PCR; Pig; Stx2e toxin

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 8844248635     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5816-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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