Overlapped sequence types (STs) and serogroups of avian pathogenic (APEC) and human extra-intestinal pathogenic (ExPEC) Escherichia coli isolated in Brazil.

Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) strains belong to a category that is associated with colibacillosis, a serious illness in the poultry industry worldwide. Additionally, some APEC groups have recently been described as potential zoonotic agents. In this work, we compared APEC strains with ext...

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Main Authors: Renato Pariz Maluta, Catherine Mary Logue, Monique Ribeiro Tiba Casas, Ting Meng, Elisabete Aparecida Lopes Guastalli, Thaís Cabrera Galvão Rojas, Augusto Cezar Montelli, Teruê Sadatsune, Marcelo de Carvalho Ramos, Lisa Kay Nolan, Wanderley Dias da Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4130637?pdf=render