Serotypes, phage types and virulence genes of Shiga-producing Escherichia coli isolated from sheep in Spain

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-56

  Rey, Joaquín ^b   Blanco, Jesús E ^a   Blanco, Miguel ^a   Mora, Azucena ^a   Dahbi, Ghizlane ^a   Alonso, Juan M ^b   Hermoso, Miguel ^b   Hermoso, Javier ^b   Alonso, María Pilar ^c   Usera, Miguel A ^d   González, Enrique A ^a   Bernárdez, María I ^a   Blanco, Jorge ^a  

^a Campus de Lugo   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL XERAL CALDE   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157:H7; Serotypes of STEC; Shiga toxins; STEC; Verotoxins; VTEC

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; INTIMIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE; GENOTYPE; LAMB; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; SHEEP; SPAIN; STRUCTURAL GENE; VERO CELL;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037722671     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(03)00064-6     Document Type: Article

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