Evaluation of the prevalence and production of Escherichia coli common pilus among avian pathogenic E. coli and its role in virulence.

Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) strains cause systemic and localized infections in poultry, jointly termed colibacillosis. Avian colibacillosis is responsible for significant economic losses to the poultry industry due to disease treatment, decrease in growth rate and egg production, and mo...

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Hauptverfasser:	Alyssa K Stacy, Natalie M Mitchell, Jacob T Maddux, Miguel A De la Cruz, Laura Durán, Jorge A Girón, Roy Curtiss, Melha Mellata
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	PLoS ONE
Online-Zugang:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3900561?pdf=render
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