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Prevalence of Avian Pathogenic<i>Escherichia coli</i>(APEC) Clone Harboring<i>sfa</i>Gene in Brazil
1 Jan 2012
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli sfa+ strains isolated from poultry were serotyped and characterized by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). Isolates collected from 12 Brazilian poultry farms mostly belonged to serogroup O6, followed by serogroups O2, O8, O21, O46, O78, O88, O106, O111, and O143. Virulence genes associated were: iuc 90%, fim 86% neuS 60%, hly 34%, tsh 28%, crl/csg...
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