Growing concerns and recent outbreaks involving non-O157:H7 serotypes of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1112-1122

  Johnson, Roger P ^a   Clarke, Robert C ^a   Wilson, Jeffery B ^b   Read, Susan C ^a   Rahn, Kris ^a   Renwick, Shane A ^a   Sandhu, Kulbir A ^c   Alves, David ^d   Karmali, Mohamed A ^e   Lior, Hermy ^b   Mcewen, Scott A ^c   Spika, John S ^b   Gyles, Carlton L ^c  

^a Health of Animals Laboratory   (Canada)

^b LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; hemolytic uremic syndrome; Shiga like toxins; Verotoxins

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 10544246081     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.10.1112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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