Abstract
Pathogenic Escherichia coli can be classified into several pathotypes, and it is believed that each pathotype carries one or more specific gene repertoire (or virulence factors combination) that distinguishes them from non-pathogenic E. coli strains and from other pathotypes. In contrast to this notion, it was proposed that this is not the case for E. coli mastitis, a common disease in farm animals and that any given E. coli isolate can cause this disease, even strains that are considered non-pathogenic. In this review we will re-examine this latter concept and recent advances in the study E. coli mastitis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 60-65 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Current Opinion in Microbiology |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2008 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by grants from the Binational Agricultural Research and Development (BARD) Fund (IS-3413-03 and IS-3673-05), the Israel Science Foundation (FIRST 256/06), and the Israel Dairy Board.