Prevalence and characterization of verotoxigenic-Escherichia coli isolates from pigs in Malaysia

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Wing, Sze Ho and Tan, Lai Kuan and Ooi, Peck Toung and Chew, Chieng Yeo and Kwai , Lin Thong (2013) Prevalence and characterization of verotoxigenic-Escherichia coli isolates from pigs in Malaysia. BMC Veterinary Research, 9. art. no. 109. pp. 1-7. ISSN 1746-6148

Abstract

Postweaning diarrhea caused by pathogenic Escherichia coli, in particular verotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC), has caused significant economic losses in the pig farming industry worldwide. However, there is limited information on VTEC in Malaysia. The objective of this study was to characterize pathogenic E. coli isolated from post-weaning piglets and growers with respect to their antibiograms, carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases, pathotypes, production of hemolysins and fimbrial adhesins, serotypes, and genotypes.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-9-109
Publisher:	BioMed Central
Keywords:	Multidrug resistance; Pig farms; Postweaning diarrhea (PWD); Shiga-toxin (Stx)-producing E. coli (STEC); Swine; Verotoxigenic-E. coli (VTEC).
Depositing User:	Azizan Arshad
Date Deposited:	10 Oct 2014 04:22
Last Modified:	09 Oct 2015 00:55
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URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29899
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