Genetic relationships among strains of avian Escherichia coli associated with swollen-head syndrome.

doi:10.1128/iai.58.11.3613-3620.1990

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Genetic relationships among strains of avian Escherichia coli associated with swollen-head syndrome.

Infection and immunity - 1 Nov 1990

White D G, Wilson R A, Gabriel A S, Saco M, Whittam T S

Abstract excerpt

Genetic diversity among 22 Escherichia coli strains isolated from chickens with swollen-head syndrome (SHS), an acute respiratory disease of domestic poultry, and 93 strains isolated from birds with colibacillosis was assessed on the basis of allelic variation at 20 enzyme-encoding loci detected...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Chickens
Cluster Analysis
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli Infections
Genetic Markers
Humans
Meningitis
Polymorphism, Genetic
Poultry Diseases

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