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  • 1Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pathobiology and Disease Control, School of Animal Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, PR China.

Research in Veterinary Science
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Keywords:
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coliKdpD/KdpEMotilityRegulationTwo-component system

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