escherichia coliform
51postweaning diarrhea — potentially fatal diarrhea in piglets just after they are weaned; causes may be allergies to ingredients of the new diet or intestinal infection, such as by a strain of Escherichia coli (see coliform gastroenteritis). Called also weanling pig… …
52edema disease — enterotoxemia in recently weaned piglets caused by a strain of Escherichia coli that normally colonizes the small intestine; characteristics include edema in various parts of the body, with neurological signs such as circling and ataxia. See also …
53colistin — kəˈlistə̇n, kō noun ( s) Etymology: colist (from New Latin colistinus, specific epithet of the bacterium producing it) + in : a polymyxin antibiotic produced by a bacterium of the genus Bacillus (B. polymyxa var. colistinus) and used against some …
