coliform gastroenteritis

coliform gastroenteritis
a diarrheal disease of baby pigs caused by enterotoxigenic strains of Escherichia coli, marked by profuse, watery diarrhea, dehydration, and acidosis, frequently leading to death; see also edema disease, under disease. Called also enteric or enterotoxigenic colibacillosis.

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