Prevalence and characteristics of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) in stool samples from asymptomatic human carriers working in the meat processing industry in Switzerland

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 335-341

  Stephan, R ^a   Ragettli, S ^b   Untermann, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENES; STRAIN;

COLICINS; ENCODING GENES; HEAT-STABLE ENTEROTOXIN; INTIMIN; MEAT INDUSTRY; MEAT-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; PCR PRODUCTS; SERIN PROTEASE; SEROTYPES; SWITZERLAND;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CATALASE; COLICIN; ENTEROTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INTIMIN; PEROXIDASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; VEROTOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPE; SWITZERLAND; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ASTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034023242     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00965.x     Document Type: Article

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