| Literature DB >> 8220498 |
P Pohl1, E Oswald, K Van Muylem, E Jacquemin, P Lintermans, J Mainil.
Abstract
Two DNA probes were used for the detection of CNF1- and CNF2-positive E coli strains in a collection of 553 E coli isolates from cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses, dogs, cats and poultry. CNF-positive E coli were frequently associated with septicaemia in cattle, dogs, and cats, with diarrhoea in calves, cats and dogs, and with abortion in bovine and porcine species. CNF2-positive strains were observed among adult healthy cattle. They were also found in cases of pneumonia, metritis, mastitis in cattle and in 1 case of metritis of a mare. The physiopathology induced by CNF-positive E coli strains remains to be elucidated. However, the impact of CNF strains on veterinary pathology is clear and the diagnosis of CNF-producing E coli should become routine in veterinary practice.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8220498
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vet Res ISSN: 0928-4249 Impact factor: 3.683