Molecular typing methods to investigate transmission of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from cattle to humans

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-24

  Louie, M ^a,b   Read, S ^c   Louie, L ^a   Ziebell, K ^c   Rahn, K ^c   Borczyk, A ^d   Lior, H ^e  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; ONTARIO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0032877821     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899002551     Document Type: Article

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