Isolation of Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 from wild birds

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 399-404

  Wallace, J S ^a,c   Cheasty, T ^b   Jones, K ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; MICROFILTRATION; URBAN GROWTH;

BACTERIAL ISOLATES; CULTURAL METHODS; CYTOTOXINS; E. COLI O157; E.COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FAECAL SAMPLES; INTERTIDAL SEDIMENTS; LANDFILL SITE; WILD BIRDS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CYTOTOXIN; VEROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030995008     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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