Occurrence of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 on Dutch dairy farms

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3480-3487

  Heuvelink, A E ^a,e   Van Den Biggelaar, F L A M ^b   Zwartkruis Nahuis, J T M ^b   Herbes, R G ^c   Huyben, R ^d   Nagelkerke, N ^e   Melchers, W J G ^a   Monnens, L A H ^a   De Boer, E ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Inspectorate for Health Protection   (Netherlands)

^c Vet Public Health Inspectorate   (Netherlands)

^d GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATTLE; DAIRY PRODUCT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUSCIDAE; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031725063     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.12.3480-3487.1998     Document Type: Article

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