No evidence for a bovine mastitis Escherichia coli pathotype

Abstract Background Escherichia coli bovine mastitis is a disease of significant economic importance in the dairy industry. Molecular characterization of mastitis-associated E. coli (MAEC) did not result in the identification of common traits. Nevertheless, a mammary pathogenic E. coli (MPEC) pathot...

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Main Authors: Andreas Leimbach, Anja Poehlein, John Vollmers, Dennis Görlich, Rolf Daniel, Ulrich Dobrindt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3739-x