Article
Providencia heimbachae Associated with Post-weaning Diarrhea in Piglets: Identification, Phenotype, and Pathogenesis.
Current microbiology - 4 Dec 2021
Zhang Zhuo, Zhao Lili, Song Manman, Luo Jilong, Liu Hanghang, Xue Kun, Huang Chengshi, Chen Hongyan, Ge Junwei
Abstract excerpt
Despites Providencia heimbachae has been isolated from human, penguin, and bovine fetus, relatively little information is available regarding the pathogenicity and biologic characteristics of P. heimbachae. Here, we report that investigation of post-weaning diarrhea yielded bacterial isolates identified as P. heimbachae based on the biochemical tests and 16S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis. The two isolates were...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Diarrhea
- Mice
- Phenotype
- Providencia
- Swine
- Swine Diseases
- Weaning
