Article
Protection of rabbits against enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) using an intimin null mutant.
BMC veterinary research - 23 Jun 2006
Stakenborg Tim, Vandekerchove Dominique, Mariën Jonas, Laevens Hans, Imberechts Hein, Peeters Johan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea and mortality resulting from infections with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) are of major economic importance in the rabbit meat industry. There is a growing need for an effective vaccine to cope with these problems and to reduce the use of antibiotics. EPEC are characterized by an attaching and effacing virulence mechanism. This is partly mediated by the intimate binding between an...
Topics
- Adhesins, Bacterial
- Animals
- Bacterial Vaccines
- Diarrhea
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Gene Deletion
- Mutation
- Rabbits