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− | ===Extra-intestinal infection===
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| *Soft tissue infections in adult animals | | *Soft tissue infections in adult animals |
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| **May enter blood to cause septicaemia | | **May enter blood to cause septicaemia |
| *Clinical infections: | | *Clinical infections: |
− | **Urogenital tract infections | + | **'''Urogenital tract infections''' |
| ***Most common organism infecting urinary tract | | ***Most common organism infecting urinary tract |
| ***Ascending infections of urinary tract | | ***Ascending infections of urinary tract |
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| ***Prostatitis in dogs via opportunistic infection | | ***Prostatitis in dogs via opportunistic infection |
| ***Colonisation of mucosa aided by fimbriae | | ***Colonisation of mucosa aided by fimbriae |
− | **Mastitis | + | **'''Mastitis''' |
| ***Opportunistic infection of mammary glands of sows and cows | | ***Opportunistic infection of mammary glands of sows and cows |
| ***Endotoxaemia in the acute form often fatal | | ***Endotoxaemia in the acute form often fatal |
| ***Death within 24-48 hours during peracute disease | | ***Death within 24-48 hours during peracute disease |
| ***Animals depressed with sunken eyes | | ***Animals depressed with sunken eyes |
− | **Avian [[Intestines - Catarrhal Enteritis#Colibacillosis|colibacillosis]]: | + | **'''Avian [[Intestines - Catarrhal Enteritis#Colibacillosis|colibacillosis]]''': |
| ***Septicaemia in newly-hatched chickens | | ***Septicaemia in newly-hatched chickens |
| ***Infection enters via faecal contamination of the egg surface or via the ovary of the hen | | ***Infection enters via faecal contamination of the egg surface or via the ovary of the hen |
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| ***Airsacculitis, pericarditis and perihepatitis during acute phase | | ***Airsacculitis, pericarditis and perihepatitis during acute phase |
| ***Often secondary to virus or mycoplasma infection or environmental stress | | ***Often secondary to virus or mycoplasma infection or environmental stress |
− | **Colisepticaemia: | + | **'''Colisepticaemia''': |
| ***Systemic disease in young calves, piglets, foals, lambs | | ***Systemic disease in young calves, piglets, foals, lambs |
| ***Penetration of intestinal mucosa and entrance into the blood | | ***Penetration of intestinal mucosa and entrance into the blood |
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| ***Virulence related to adhesive properties, complement resistance and ability for iron aquisition | | ***Virulence related to adhesive properties, complement resistance and ability for iron aquisition |
| ***Ammonia, dust, viral infections and temperature changes enhance likelihood of disease | | ***Ammonia, dust, viral infections and temperature changes enhance likelihood of disease |
− | **Oedema disease of pigs: | + | **'''Oedema disease of pigs''': |
| ***Acute, frequently fatal enterotoxaemia of weaned pigs | | ***Acute, frequently fatal enterotoxaemia of weaned pigs |
| ***Associated with particular haemolytic serotypes of ''E. coli'' | | ***Associated with particular haemolytic serotypes of ''E. coli'' |