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Pierre Germon1, Gilles Foucras2, David G E Smith3

  • 1INRAE, ISP UMR 1282, Université François Rabelais de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France.

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概括

由大肠杆菌引起的牛乳腺炎是一个重要的经济和动物福利问题. 最近的基因组研究表明,与乳腺炎相关的大肠杆菌菌株 (MAEC) 是通过增强的健康状况来定义的,而不是特定的毒性基因,将它们归类为生态型.

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