Article
Characterization and virulence clustering analysis of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from swine in China.
BMC veterinary research - 8 Apr 2017
Zhu Yinchu, Dong Wenyang, Ma Jiale, Yuan Lvfeng, Hejair Hassan M A, Pan Zihao, Liu Guangjin, Yao Huochun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Swine extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) is an important pathogen that leads to economic and welfare costs in the swine industry worldwide, and is occurring with increasing frequency in China. By far, various virulence factors have been recognized in ExPEC. Here, we investigated the virulence genotypes and clonal structure of collected strains to improve the knowledge of phylogenetic...
Topics
- Animals
- China
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli
- Genetic Variation
- Mice
- Multilocus Sequence Typing
- Phylogeny
- Swine
- Swine Diseases
