Isolation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from dung beetles Catharsius molossus

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-49

  Xu, Jianguo ^a   Liu, Qiyong ^a   Jing, Huaiqi ^a   Pang, Bo ^a   Yang, Jinchuan ^b   Zhao, Guangfa ^b   Li, Hongwei ^b  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Xuzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Animal; Beetles; Escherichia coli O157:H7

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEETLE; CATHARSIUS MOLOSSUS; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLOSSUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037239002     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2003.tb02784.x     Document Type: Article

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