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Distribution of Escherichia coli F4 adhesion phenotypes in pigs of 15 Chinese and Western breeds and a White DurocxErhualian intercross.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Aug 2009
Yan Xueming, Huang Xiang, Ren Jun, Zou Zhengzhi, Yang Shujin, Ouyang Jing, Zeng Weihong, Yang Bin, Xiao Shijun, Huang Lusheng
Abstract excerpt
Diarrhoea in newborn and weaned piglets is mainly caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) with fimbriae F4. To investigate the prevalence of resistance to three fimbrial strains, F4ab, F4ac and F4ad, among Chinese indigenous pigs and Western commercial pigs introduced into China, we determined the ETEC F4 adhesion phenotypes in 292 pure-bred piglets from three Western commercial breeds and 12 Chinese...
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