Genetic Characterization of ExPEC-Like Virulence Plasmids among a Subset of NMEC

Bryon A. Nicholson; Aaron C. West; Paul Mangiamele; Nicolle Barbieri; Yvonne Wannemuehler; Lisa K. Nolan; Catherine M. Logue; Ganwu Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147757

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Genetic Characterization of ExPEC-Like Virulence Plasmids among a Subset of NMEC

Bryon A. Nicholson,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Aaron C. West,

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Paul Mangiamele,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Nicolle Barbieri,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Yvonne Wannemuehler,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Lisa K. Nolan,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Catherine M. Logue,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Ganwu Li

* E-mail: liganwu@iastate.edu

Affiliations Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1802 University Blvd, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 50011, United States of America, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, P. R. China
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Genetic Characterization of ExPEC-Like Virulence Plasmids among a Subset of NMEC

Bryon A. Nicholson,
Aaron C. West,
Paul Mangiamele,
Nicolle Barbieri,
Yvonne Wannemuehler,
Lisa K. Nolan,
Catherine M. Logue,
Ganwu Li

Published: January 22, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147757

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