Some virulence genes of Escherichia coli isolated from cloacal swabs of healthy Alagoas Curassows (Pauxi mitu) in Brazil

Birds of the Cracidae family (curassows, guans, and chachalacas) are endemic of the Neotropics and 50 species are currently classified. Brazil has 22 species, seven of which are considered threatened. The Alagoas Curassow (Pauxi mitu) species is considered extinct in the wild; but about 120 birds ar...

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Main Authors: André A.B. Saidenberg, Luciana Allegretti, Claudete C.S. Astolfi-Ferreira, Antônio J.P. Ferreira, Marcelo A. Almeida, Tânia F. Raso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2013-04-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2013000400017&lng=en&tlng=en