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Heterogeneity of Escherichia coli STb enterotoxin isolated from diseased pigs.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jul 2008
Taillon Christine, Nadeau Eric, Mourez Michaël, Dubreuil J Daniel
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the presence and frequency of estB variant(s), a collection of 100 STb-positive enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains isolated from 1980 to 2007 inclusively and randomly selected from diseased pigs in Québec, Canada, was analysed. A wide diversity of virulence gene profiles (virotypes) was detected in the strain collection. The estB gene was amplified by PCR using primers designed from...
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