Phenotyping of <it>E. coli </it>serotypes associated to oedema disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Oedema disease is a severe disease, mainly affecting recently weaned pigs. It is caused by <it>E. coli </it>strains that express fimbriae F18 and produce verotoxin 2e, mainly belonging to serotype O138, O139 or O141. The...

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Main Authors: Wallgren Per, Mattsson Sigbrit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-06-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Online Access:http://www.actavetscand.com/content/50/1/13