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Escherichia coli mastitis strains: In vitro phenotypes and severity of infection in vivo.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Roussel Perrine, Porcherie Adeline, Répérant-Ferter Maryline, Cunha Patricia, Gitton Christophe, Rainard Pascal, Germon Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Mastitis remains a major infection of dairy cows and an important issue for dairy farmers and the dairy industry, in particular infections due to Escherichia coli strains. So far, properties specific to E. coli causing mastitis remain ill defined. In an attempt to better understand the properties required for E. coli to trigger mastitis, we used a range of in vitro assays to phenotypically characterize four E....
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