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Cross-sectional study: prevalence of oedema disease Escherichia coli (EDEC) in weaned piglets in Germany at pen and farm levels

BACKGROUND: Escherichia coli bacteria capable of producing the toxin Stx2e and possessing F18-fimbriae (edema disease E. coli, EDEC) are considered causative agents of porcine oedema disease. This disease, which usually occurs in piglets shortly after weaning, has a high lethality in affected animal...

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Autores principales: Berger, Pia I., Hermanns, Steffen, Kerner, Katharina, Schmelz, Friederike, Schüler, Verena, Ewers, Christa, Bauerfeind, Rolf, Doherr, Marcus G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10601234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37885038
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40813-023-00343-9