Article
Detection & characterization of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) & enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) in poultry birds with diarrhoea.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 May 2011
Dutta T K, Roychoudhury P, Bandyopadhyay S, Wani S A, Hussain I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Limited information is available on shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in animals and birds from India. An outbreak of acute diarrhoea in poultry birds at Aizawl, Mizoram was investigated for detection and characterization of STEC and enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC). METHODS: E. coli was isolated and identified from rectal swabs, intestinal contents, heart blood and spleen of...
Topics
- Animals
- Chickens
- DNA Primers
- Diarrhea
- Disease Outbreaks
- Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- India
- Phenotype
- Poultry Diseases
