Detection of shiga-like toxin (stx1 and stx2), intimin (eaeA), and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) hemolysin (EHEC hlyA) genes in animal feces by multiplex PCR

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 868-872

  Fagan, Peter K ^a   Hornitzky, Michael A ^a   Bettelheim, Karl A ^b   Djordjevic, Steven P ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b FAIRFIELD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROHEMOLYSIN A; SHIGA TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CATTLE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACTION; GOAT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SWINE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033050521     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.2.868-872.1999     Document Type: Article

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