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*Enteroinvasive ''E. coli'':
 
*Enteroinvasive ''E. coli'':
 
**Cause colisepticaemia in calves during their first week of life; occasionally in lambs, piglets and puppies
 
**Cause colisepticaemia in calves during their first week of life; occasionally in lambs, piglets and puppies
**Dysentry-like strains
   
**Infection via ingestion or umbilicus; inadequate colostrum increases susceptibility
 
**Infection via ingestion or umbilicus; inadequate colostrum increases susceptibility
 
**Invade epithelial cells of small intestine by inducing endocytosis  
 
**Invade epithelial cells of small intestine by inducing endocytosis  
 
**Traverse gut wall to lamina propria and enter lymphatics
 
**Traverse gut wall to lamina propria and enter lymphatics
**Bacteraemia or septicaemia and endotoxaemia follow
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**Resistant to complement-mediated killing
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**Bacteraemia or septicaemia and endotoxaemia  
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**Widespread petechial haemorrhages of organs and serosa
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**Abscesses, pneumonia in long term
 
**Death occurs in absense of treatment
 
**Death occurs in absense of treatment
 
*Enterohaemorrhagic ''E. coli'':
 
*Enterohaemorrhagic ''E. coli'':
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