Virulence Genes Content and Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli from Broiler Chickens

A total of 121 E. coli strains were isolated from broiler chickens (96 extraintestinal pathogenic (ExPEC) strains from diseased broiler chickens and 25 avian fecal E. coli (AFEC) from healthy ones). Ten of the isolates (6 from diseased chickens and 4 from healthy birds) were serogrouped and 25 were...

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Main Authors: Moemen A. Mohamed, Mostafa A. Shehata, Elshimaa Rafeek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Veterinary Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/195189
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