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Molecular characterization, genetic diversity and antibacterial susceptibility of Escherichia coli encoding Shiga toxin 2f in domestic pigeons.
Letters in applied microbiology - 1 Oct 2014
Askari Badouei M, Zahraei Salehi T, Koochakzadeh A, Kalantari A, Tabatabaei S
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to evaluate prevalence, characteristics, genotypic diversity and antibacterial susceptibility of Escherichia coli encoding Shiga toxin 2f in domestic pigeons in different provinces of Iran. A total of 117 faecal samples were collected from pigeons and were subjected to molecular detection of stx2f. In total, 20, 25·8, 21·4 and 9% of pigeons from Tehran, Ferdows, Garmsar and Babol cities carried...
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