- Pathogen:
- Escherichia coli
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Routine cultures
- Pathogen Information:
- Fermenting, gram-negative rod of the Enterobacteriaceae family.
- Epidemiology:
- Normal GI flora. Most predominant gram-negative bacillus.
- Associated Syndromes:
- Can cause both enteric and systemic disease. Clinical infections in young animals may be limited to the intestines or may manifest as septicaemia or toxaemia. Extraintestinal infections in adult animals can involve the urinary tract, mammary glands, and uterus.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.