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Virulence Factors and Clonal Relationships among Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Broiler Chickens with Cellulitis
21 Jun 2003
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we compared Escherichia coli isolates from chickens with avian cellulitis with those from feces of healthy chickens. Cellulitis-derived strains presented phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of greater virulence than did the fecal isolates. Phylogenetic analysis by repetitive extragenic palindromic-PCR showed that, in agreement with their virulence characteristics, the cellulitis isolates form...
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