Year: 2022 | Month: December | Volume 12 | Issue 6
Prevalence of E. coli Serogroups Associated with Neonatal Calf Diar
Sudesh Kumar
Suvidhi
Kritika Dhial
Reshma Dhruw
Taruna Bhati
DOI:10.30954/2277-940X.06.2022.20
Abstract:
The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of serogroups of Escherichia coli isolated from diarrheic calves in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan. All the 35 isolates had been serogrouped from National Salmonella and Escherichia coli centre, Kasauli, H.P. (India). The isolates belonged to O17, O18, O20, O111, O118, O120, O121, O128 and Untypable serogroups and most prevalent serogroups being O18 and O121 with 20%. In conclusion, this study supplemented the information about prevalence of different serotypes of E. coli in Bikaner. In the present study O118, O120, O121 and O128 serogroups were identified which belongs to STEC pathotypes which have public health significations.
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