TonB is essential for virulence in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli

Karen M Holden; Glenn F Browning; Amir H Noormohammadi; Philip F Markham; Marc S Marenda

Journal article

TonB is essential for virulence in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli

Karen M Holden, Glenn F Browning, Amir H Noormohammadi, Philip F Markham, Marc S Marenda

Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2012

DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2011.12.004

University of Melbourne Researchers

Marc Marenda Author Veterinary Biosciences

Philip Markham Author Veterinary Biosciences

Amir Hadjinoormohammadi Author Veterinary Biosciences

Glenn Browning Author Veterinary Biosciences

Grants

Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Australian Poultry Cooperative Research Centre. The authors thank Cheryl Colson and June Daly for assistance with animal handling, Nick Esbert for technical assistance. We thank Anna Kanci for assisting with the chicken experiment and Lambda Red recombineering protocols. We thank Takehiro Tomita, Mary Valcanis and Geoff Hogg, Microbiological Diagnostic Unit, The University of Melbourne, for performing the serotyping of strain E956.