In Analysis of Virulence Associated Genes in Genomes of Strains Causing Colibacillosis in Poultry.

Introduction: Colibacillosis - the most common disease of poultry, is caused mainly by avian pathogenic (APEC). However, thus far, no pattern to the molecular basis of the pathogenicity of these bacteria has been established beyond dispute. In this study, genomes of APEC were investigated to ascribe importance and explore the distribution of 16 genes recognised as their virulence factors.