Phylogenetic and pathotype analysis of Escherichia coli swine isolates from Southern Brazil

The current study evaluated the presence of virulence factors by a multiplex PCR technique and then phylogenetically classified the studied strains into groups A, B1, B2 and D, according to Clermont et al. (2000), in 152 intestinal and extraintestinal swine isolates of Escherichia coli. Seventy seve...

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Main Authors: Lilian Kolling Girardini, Franciele M. Siqueira, Carina C. Krewer, Cristina C. Krewer, Mateus M. da Costa, Agueda C. de Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2012-05-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2012000500002&lng=en&tlng=en