Genomic analysis using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 isolated from dairy calves during the United States national dairy heifer evaluation project (1991 - 1992)

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 223-230

  Lee, Moon Sil ^a   Kaspar, Charles W ^a   Brosch, Roland ^a   Shere, Jack ^b   Luchansky, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b U States Dept Agric Anim P   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli 0157:H7; Fingerprinting; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Typing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENTEROTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN I; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN II; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029880888     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(95)00135-2     Document Type: Article

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