Occurrence of shigatoxinogenic Escherichia coli O157 in Norwegian cattle herds

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-28

  Vold, L ^a   Klungseth Johansen, B ^a   Kruse, H ^a   Skjerve, E ^a   Wasteson, Y ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL SEPARATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; MANURE; NORWAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS;

EID: 0031934224     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268897008364     Document Type: Article

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