Prevalence of the eaeA gene in verotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains from dairy cattle in Southwest Ontario

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-7

  Sandhu, K S ^a   Clarke, R C ^b   McFadden, K ^b   Brouwer, A ^b   Louie, M ^c   Wilson, J ^d   Lior, H ^d   Gyles, C L ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Health of Animals Laboratory   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE DISEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE;

EID: 0029937947     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026880005888X     Document Type: Article

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