Properties of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolates from sheep in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 103-109

  Vettorato, M P ^a   Leomil, L ^a   Guth, B E C ^b   Irino, K ^c   Pestana De Castro, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Escherichia coli; Serotypes; Sheep bacteria; STEC; Virulence

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EAE GENE; ENTEROHEMOLYSIN GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; KATP GENE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPE; SHEEP; VERO CELL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0038644126     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(03)00153-6     Document Type: Article

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