Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli- An environment-induced emerging zoonosis in and around Calcutta

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 107-112

  Chattopadhyay, U K ^a   Dutta, S ^b   Deb, A ^a   Pal, D ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Calcutta; Environment; VTEC; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; DICLOXACILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; VEROTOXIN;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH RISK;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAT INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXIN ANALYSIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGA TOXINS; ZOONOSES;

INDIA;

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

EID: 0035098862     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120020019692     Document Type: Article

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