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Escherichia coli challenge in newborn pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Dec 2012
Jensen M L, Cilieborg M S, Østergaard M V, Bering S B, Jørgensen C B, Sangild P T
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli F18 is a common porcine enteric pathogen causing diarrhea and edema in weaned pigs. An essential step in the pathogenesis of this enteric colibacillosis is a fimbria-receptor interaction in the small intestine, involving the α(1,2)-fucosyltransferase gene (FUT1) enzyme for bacterial receptor binding to the epithelium. Enzyme expression is genetically determined and increases after weaning at 3...
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