Isolation and molecular characterization of Escherichia coli O157 isolated from cattle, pigs and chickens at slaughter

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-69

  Tutenel, A V ^a   Pierard, D ^b   Van Hoof, J ^a   Cornelis, M ^c   De Zutter, L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c Institute for Veterinary Inspection   (Belgium)

Author keywords

E. coli O157; Enterohemorrhagic plasmid; Verotoxin

Indexed keywords

UREASE; VEROTOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEEF CATTLE; CARCASS; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MEAT; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0038777320     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00395-1     Document Type: Article

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