Prevalence of the Multi-drug Resistance of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Pigs in Central Thailand

• Main Authors: Shutipen Buranasinsup, Suphang Kulpeanprasit, Thida Kong-ngoen, Arunee Jangsangthong, Nitat Sookrung, Wanpen Chaicumpa, Nitaya Indrawattana
• Format: บทความวารสาร
• Language: English
• Published: Science Faculty of Chiang Mai University 2019
• Online Access: http://it.science.cmu.ac.th/ejournal/dl.php?journal_id=8726; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/64006
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), a strain producing cytotoxins known as Shiga toxins (Stxs, encoded by EVS and EVC genes), can cause neonatal and post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) in pigs, leading to substantial economic loss in the form of medication costs, reduced growth rate, and increased morbidi...