Detection of virulence-associated genes in pathogenic and commensal avian Escherichia coli isolates

Poultry colibacillosis due to Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is responsible for several extra-intestinal pathological conditions, leading to serious economic damage in poultry production. The most commonly associated pathologies are airsacculitis, colisepticemia, and cellulitis in broiler...

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Main Author: Paixão, Ana (author)
Other Authors: Ferreira, A (author), Fontes, Miguel (author), Themudo, Patrícia (author), Albuquerque, Teresa (author), Chaveiro Soares, Manuel (author), Fevereiro, Miguel (author), Martins, Luís (author), Correa de Sá, Inácia (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC)
Avian Faecal Escherichia coli (AFEC)
Virulence-associated genes (VAG)
Multiplex-PCR
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/18468
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/18468

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