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Aspects of colibacillosis in farm animals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

C. Wray  and
J. A. Morris
C. Wray
Affiliation:
MAFF, Central Veterinary Laboratory, New Haw, Weybridge KT15 3NB, UK
J. A. Morris
Affiliation:
MAFF, Central Veterinary Laboratory, New Haw, Weybridge KT15 3NB, UK
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It has been known for a considerable time that Escherichia coli, although a normal inhabitant of the intestinal tract, can also be associated with a variety of pathological conditions in man, farm animals and poultry.

When Escherich (1885) isolated from the faeces of a newborn baby an organism which is now accepted as E. coli, he considered it to be a harmless saprophyte. Laruelle (1889) was the first to suggest the possible pathogenicity of this organism, while Jensen (1893) showed that it was the cause of white scour in calves. The development of reliable serological methods facilitated the differentiation of strains and numerous workers have demonstrated an association between certain serological types of E. coli and various disease conditions in animals. Enteric diseases in young animals are an important cause of mortality and economic loss to the farming community.

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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 95 , Issue 3 , December 1985 , pp. 577 - 593
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