Virulence genes of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from food, animals and humans

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-235

  Meng, Jianghong ^a   Zhao, Shaohua ^a,c   Doyle, Michael P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Shiga toxin; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; SHIGA TOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATTLE; ENTEROTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGA TOXINS; VIRULENCE;

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

EID: 0032559018     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(98)00163-9     Document Type: Article

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