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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-08-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/402 |