Prevalence of Escherichia coli serogroups and human virulence factors in faeces of urban Canada geese (Branta canadensis)

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-162

  Kullas, Heather ^a,b   Coles, Matt ^a   Rhyan, Jack ^b   Clark, Larry ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; GENE PRODUCT; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

HEALTH RISK; VIRULENCE; WATERFOWL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CANADA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE ISOLATION; GOOSE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALS; COLORADO; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GEESE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; SEROTYPING; URBAN POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRANTA; BRANTA CANADENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036658557     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120220129319     Document Type: Article

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