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Avian-pathogenic Escherichia coli strains are similar to neonatal meningitis E. coli strains and are able to cause meningitis in the rat model of human disease.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 2010
Tivendale Kelly A, Logue Catherine M, Kariyawasam Subhashinie, Jordan Dianna, Hussein Ashraf, Li Ganwu, Wannemuehler Yvonne, Nolan Lisa K
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Escherichia coli strains causing avian colibacillosis and human neonatal meningitis, urinary tract infections, and septicemia are collectively known as extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC). Characterization of ExPEC strains using various typing techniques has shown that they harbor many sim...
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