Published 1983 | Version v1
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Monoclonal antibody for the protection of neonatal pigs and calves from toxic diarrhea

  • 1. Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon

Description

A monoclonal antibody reactive with the K99 pilus protein and not crossreactive with any other E. coli components has been shown to be efficacious in protecting neonatal animals from death due to enteropathogenic K99(+) E. coli. This antibody is effective when administered orally, and establishes the importance of E. coli adhesins to pathogenicity in the intestinal tract

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Plenum Press.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (USA)
Imprint Title
Basic biology of new developments in biotechnology
Journal Page Range
p. 93-99.

Conference

Title
Symposium on the biological basis of new developments in biotechnology.
Dates
25-28 May 1982.
Place
Minneapolis, MN (USA).