Distribution and characterization of faecal verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) isolated from healthy cattle

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 309-319

  Blanco, Miguel ^a   Blanco, Jesús E ^a   Blanco, Jorge ^a   Mora, Azucena ^a   Prado, Cristina ^a   Alonso, María P ^b   Mouriño, Mercedes ^c   Madrid, Cristina ^c   Balsalobre, Carlos ^c   Juárez, Antonio ^c  

^a Universidad de Santiago da Compostela   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL XERAL CALDE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; toxin; VTEC

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DNA PRIMERS; ENTEROTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; GENES, BACTERIAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPING; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN I; VERO CELLS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030971983     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(96)01292-8     Document Type: Article

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