"Brachyspira hampsonii" associated diarrhea in pigs: virulence assessment and host-pathogen interactions

This thesis aimed to verify the causal association between "B. hampsonii" and the re-emergence of mucohaemorrhagic diarrhea in North American swine farms, to investigate the role of the intestinal microbiome as a predisposing factor for infection, to develop a porcine colon in vitro cultur...

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Other Authors: Hill, Janet
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2016-02-2429