Frequency of virulence genes in Escherichia coli strains isolated from piglets with diarrhea in the North Parana State, Brazil Frequência de genes de virulência em Escherichia coli isolada de suínos com diarréia no norte do Estado do Paraná, Brasil

Identification of Escherichia coli causing porcine postweaning diarrhea requires knowledge regarding the prevalent pathotypes within a given region. A total of 100Escherichia coli isolates from piglets with diarrhea in Londrina city, Parana State, South Brazil, were screened for the presence of gene...

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Main Authors: Marilda C. Vidotto, Natália C.S. de Lima, Juliana T.T. Fritzen, Júlio C. de Freitas, Emerson J. Venâncio, Mario A. Ono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2009-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822009000100035