[The occurrence of O-antigens of Escheria coli strains in calves suffering from diarrhea in the Eastern Bohemian Region].

Abstract

Coli infections in calves belong to the most serious diseases occurring in the early post-natal period and causing considerable losses to large cattle stocks. The calves affected by diarrhoea were studied as to the serological typification of E. coli. The total number of the calves examined was 1182. The examination yielded 2112 isolated strains. Twelve antisera made it possible to identify 569 strains, i. e. 26.94 %. O-antigens were found to occur with the following descending frequency: 015, 0139, 0117, 0141, 08, 0149, 09, 0101, 02, 0147, 078, and 0115. Although it is obvious that enteropathogenic strains of E. coli were not responsible for all cases of diarrhoea in the examined calves, the total set of animals was large enough to show which O-antigens could be involved in the diarrhoea in the calves kept on large cattle farms in the East Bohemian region.

• Authors: A Svastová
• Journal: Veterinarni medicina (Vet Med (Praha)) Vol. 25 Issue 6 Pg. 329-38 (Jun 1980) ISSN: 0375-8427 [Print] Czech Republic
• Vernacular Title: Výskyt nĕkterých O-antigenů Escherichia coli u průjmujících telat ve východoceském kraji.
• PMID: 6773220 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antigens, Bacterial

Topics

• Animals
• Antigens, Bacterial (analysis)
• Cattle
• Cattle Diseases (microbiology)
• Diarrhea (etiology, microbiology, veterinary)
• Escherichia coli (immunology)
• Escherichia coli Infections (veterinary)
• Serotyping