Article
Serotypes, virulence genes, and PFGE profiles of Escherichia coliisolated from pigs with postweaning diarrhoea in Slovakia
20 Mar 2006
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Postweaning diarrhoea (PWD) in pigs is usually the main infectious problem of large-scale farms and is responsible for significant losses worldwide. The disease is caused mainly by enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) and Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC). In this study a total of 101 E. coli isolated from pigs with PWD in Slovakia were characterized using phenotypic and genotypic methods. RESULTS: These...