Two distinct groups of porcine enteropathogenic <it>Escherichia coli </it>strains of serogroup O45 are revealed by comparative genomic hybridization and virulence gene microarray

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Porcine enteropathogenic <it>Escherichia coli </it>(PEPEC) strains of serogroup O45 cause post-weaning diarrhea and produce characteristic attaching and effacing (A/E) lesions. Most O45 PEPEC strains possess the locus of...

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Main Authors: Gannon Victor PJ, Fairbrother John M, Wong Justin, Laing Chad, Zhang Yongxiang, Garneau Philippe, Bruant Guillaume, Harel Josée
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/402