title: Prevalence of eaeA+ Escherichia coli isolated from pigs with diarrhea.
abstract: A total of 600 Escherichia coli strains isolated from 382 preweaned and 197 postweaned pigs with diarrhea were tested for the presence of the eaeA gene by polymerase chain reaction techniques. Of the 393 isolates from preweaned pigs, 23 (5.8%) E. coli strains isolated from 23 pigs carried the eaeA gene. Of the 207 isolates from postweaned pigs, 9 (4.3%) E. coli strains isolated from 9 pigs carried the eaeA gene. The results suggest that eaeA+ E. coli is associated with diarrhea in pre- and postweaned pigs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Kyounggi-do, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chae
mesh_terms: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C073819:eaeA protein, E coli