Abstract
Avian colisepticemia starts with the invasion of the trachea by virulent strains of Escherichia coli, with strains of serotype O78 responsible for about 50% of the cases. Several O78 strains isolated from poultry with colisepticemia produced pili with a subunit of molecular weight of 18,000 that mediated adherence to avian epithelial tissues in vitro and in vivo.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1129-1131 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Infection and Immunity |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - 1990 |