Duration of detection of fecal excretion of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in cattle

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 726-729

  Besser, Thomas E ^a   Hancock, Dale D ^b   Pritchetf, Lori C ^b   McRae, Ella M ^b   Rice, Daniel H ^b   Tarr, Phillip I ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXCRETION; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031025785     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.3.726     Document Type: Article

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