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Population structure of rumen Escherichia coli associated with subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) in dairy cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jan 2011
Khafipour E, Plaizier J C, Aikman P C, Krause D O
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies indicated that only subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA), induced by feeding a high-grain diet, is associated with an inflammatory response and increased abundance of Escherichia coli in the rumen. We hypothesized that ruminal E. coli in grain pellet-induced SARA carried virulence factors that potentially contribute to the immune activation during SARA. One hundred twenty-nine E. coli isolates were...
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