Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) from Swiss cattle

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-45

  Zweifel, C ^a   Schumacher, S ^a   Blanco, M ^b   Blanco, J E ^b   Tasara, T ^a   Blanco, J ^b   Stephan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Univ Santiago C   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cattle; Intimins; Non O157 Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC); Serotypes; Shiga toxin types; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INTIMIN; SHIGA TOXIN; SORBITOL; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENETIC CODE; GENOTYPE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN I; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN II; SWITZERLAND;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 10444237944     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.10.007     Document Type: Article

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