Long-term survival of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26, O111, and O157 in bovine feces

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 5177-5181

  Fukushima, Hiroshi ^a   Hoshina, Ken ^a   Gomyoda, Manabu ^a  

^a Matsue Shimane 690 0122 Japan   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL TIME;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032752773     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.11.5177-5181.1999     Document Type: Article

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