Calf Diarrhea Caused by Prolonged Expansion of Autochthonous Gut <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> and Their Lytic Bacteriophages
Tae Woong Whon, Hyun Sik Kim, Na‐Ri Shin, Hojun Sung, Min‐Soo Kim, Joon Yong Kim, Woorim Kang, Pil Soo Kim, Dong‐Wook Hyun, Hoon Je Seong, Woo Jun Sul, Seong Woon Roh, Jin‐Woo Bae
Abstract
Calf diarrhea is the leading cause of death of neonatal calves worldwide. Several infectious and noninfectious factors are implicated in calf diarrhea, but disease control remains problematic because of the multifactorial etiology of the disease.
Topics & Concepts
DiarrheaLytic cycleEtiologyDiseaseEnterobacteriaceaeMedicineDiarrheal diseaseMicrobiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)ImmunologyBiologyVirologyInternal medicineVirusEscherichia coliGeneBiochemistryBacteriophages and microbial interactionsAnimal health and immunologyViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology