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Characterizing the APEC pathotype.
Veterinary research - 1 Jan 2000
Rodriguez-Siek Kylie E, Giddings Catherine W, Doetkott Curt, Johnson Timothy J, Nolan Lisa K
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to compare avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) isolates to fecal isolates of apparently healthy poultry (avian fecal E. coli or AFEC) by their possession of various traits in order to ascertain whether APEC and AFEC are distinct and if the APEC strains constitute a distinct pathotype. Four hundred and fifty-one APEC and one hundred and four AFEC isolates were examined for...
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