Ability of Klebsiella spp. mastitis isolates to produce virulence factors for enhanced evasion of bovine innate immune defenses
Klebsiella spp. are coliform bacteria that cause mastitis in dairy cattle and account for high mortality rates in infected cows leading to a significant financial loss. Recent outbreaks indicate that within farms a single strain can be responsible for clinical signs in multiple animals. Identifica...
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Virginia Tech
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76937 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12222009-204526/ |