Prevalence of adhesin and toxin genes in E. coli strains isolated from diarrheic and non-diarrheic pigs from smallholder herds in northern and eastern Uganda

BACKGROUND: Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) significantly contribute to diarrhea in piglets and weaners. The smallholder pig producers in Uganda identified diarrhea as one of the major problems especially in piglets. The aim of this study was to; i) characterize the virulence factors of E. coli strai...

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Autores principales: Ikwap, Kokas, Larsson, Jenny, Jacobson, Magdalena, Owiny, David Okello, Nasinyama, George William, Nabukenya, Immaculate, Mattsson, Sigbrit, Aspan, Anna, Erume, Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4974785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27496201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-016-0796-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4974785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27496201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-016-0796-2

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