Department of Veterinary Public Health, Bihar Veterinary College, Palna - 800 014.
* A part of M.V.Sc. thesis, RAU, Pusa, Bihar.
Fifty strains in E. coliwere isolated from the liverand intestinal samples of fifty healthy Japanese quails in Poultry Fanns of Patna. Altogether 18 serotypes of E. coli such as 06, 08, 09, 012, 018, 020, 032, 036, 033, 054, 0103, 0106, 0109, 0111, 0132, 0153, 0157 and 0171 from 48 strains were obtained whereas three were Wltypable and one was rough strain. Interspecies transfer of several serotypes of E. coli may occur between poultry and quail. The public health significance of isolated E. coli serotypes have been discussed.
E. coli, serotypes, quails
