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| <big><center>[[Bacteria|'''BACK TO BACTERIA''']]</center></big> | | <big><center>[[Bacteria|'''BACK TO BACTERIA''']]</center></big> |
| <big><center>[[Infectious agents and parasites|'''BACK TO INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND PARASITES''']]</center></big> | | <big><center>[[Infectious agents and parasites|'''BACK TO INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND PARASITES''']]</center></big> |
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| * Enterotoxigenic ''E.coli'' contributes to [[Intestines - Catarrhal Enteritis#Undifferentiated Neonatal Calf Diarrhoea|undifferentiated neonatal calf diarrhoea]], a mixed viral enteritis in calves. | | * Enterotoxigenic ''E.coli'' contributes to [[Intestines - Catarrhal Enteritis#Undifferentiated Neonatal Calf Diarrhoea|undifferentiated neonatal calf diarrhoea]], a mixed viral enteritis in calves. |
| * [[Intestines - Catarrhal Enteritis#Colibacillosis|Colibacillosis]]. | | * [[Intestines - Catarrhal Enteritis#Colibacillosis|Colibacillosis]]. |
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| *In neonatal [[Joints - inflammatory#In Cattle|polyarthritis of calves]] | | *In neonatal [[Joints - inflammatory#In Cattle|polyarthritis of calves]] |
| *In [[Joints - inflammatory#In Horses|arthritis of horses]] | | *In [[Joints - inflammatory#In Horses|arthritis of horses]] |
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| + | ===''Eschericia coli'' (''E. coli'') overview=== |
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| + | *Member of ''Enterobacteriacae'' family of Gram-negative bacilli |
| + | *Facultative anaerobe |
| + | *One of predominant bacterial species in colonic flora |
| + | *Abundant in the environment |
| + | *Found in many non-specific, endogenous infections, eg. wound infections and upper respiratory tract infections and septicaemia |
| + | *Also and enteropathogen |
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| + | ===''E. coli'' characteristics=== |
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| + | *Oxidase negative (do not possess cytochrome C oxidase) |
| + | *Grow on MacConkey agar (in presence of bile salts) |
| + | *Reduce nitrates to nitrits and ferment glucose to produce acid and gas |