| Literature DB >> 9717307 |
G Foster1, H M Ross, T W Pennycott, G F Hopkins, I M McLaren.
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Escherichia coli was recovered from selected tissues of 43 out of a total of 46 finches found dead in the Scottish Highlands during April-May of 1994 and 1995. The isolates did not ferment sorbitol, rhamnose, sucrose or melibiose; they belonged to serogroup O86:K61, produced cytolethal distending toxin (CLDT) and possessed the eae gene sequence. The consistent recovery of organisms producing CLDT and possessing the eae gene suggests that these organisms may have played a significant role in the finch mortalities.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9717307 DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.1998.00359.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lett Appl Microbiol ISSN: 0266-8254 Impact factor: 2.858