Curli Production and ERIC-PCR Fingerprinting of Escherichia coli from Clinical Cases of Bovine Mastitis

Mastitis caused by Escherichia coli is among the most common and severe forms of environmental mastitis. Currently, the severity of E. coli mastitis is thought to be more related to cow factors than bacterial virulence. Some strains of E. coli, however, may be adapted to colonizing mammary tissue,...

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Main Author: Dyer, John Gilbert
Other Authors: Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31401
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03032005-204129/