Virulence factors of Escherichia coli isolated from calves with diarrhea in Brazil Fatores de virulência das amostras de Escherichia coli isoladas de bezerros com diarréia no Brasil
Two hundred and five Escherichia coli strains isolated from calves with diarrhea from mid-western Brazil were screened for the presence of virulence factors associated with bovine colibacillosis. One hundred and two (49.8%) of the E. coli strains produced toxins: Shiga toxins 1 (9.7%) and 2 (6.3%),...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2003-07-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822003000300009 |