Genomic characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility of bovine intrauterine Escherichia coli and its relationship with postpartum uterine infections

To investigate the roles of Escherichia coli in the pathogenesis of postpartum uterine diseases in dairy cows, a total of 145 E. coli isolates were recovered from 18 healthy cows (61 isolates) and 25 cows with clinical endometritis (84 isolates) at 25–35 days after parturition. Genomic characteristi...

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Main Authors: Li-ming YANG, Yi-hao WANG, Yu PENG, Jiang-tao MIN, Su-qin HANG, Wei-yun ZHU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311915611704