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Virulence factors associated with Escherichia coli present in a commercially produced competitive exclusion product.
Avian diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Maurer John J, Hofacre Charles L, Wooley Richard E, Gibbs Penelope, Froyman Robrecht
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we assessed the pathogenic potential of Escherichia coli associated with a commercial competitive exclusion (CE) product by examining the phenotypic characteristics associated with E. coli virulent for humans and domestic animals. Most E. coli isolates were capable of proliferating in iron-deplete chicken sera. Interestingly, none of the E. coli isolates from the commercial CE product contained the...
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