Detection and characterization of verocytotoxin - Producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157 and non-O157 in cattle at slaughter

New Microbiologica

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-261

  Bonardi, S ^a   Foni, E ^b   Brindani, F ^a   Bacci, C ^a   Chiapponi, C ^b   Cavallini, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Ist Zooprofilattico Sperim D   (Italy)

^c Modulo Dipt di Endoscopia Digestiva   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cattle; Escherichia coli; Non O157 VTEC; Slaughter; VTEC O157

Indexed keywords

INTIMIN; VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CATTLE; DAIRY CATTLE; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CECUM; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIS; O ANTIGENS; SEROTYPING; SHIGA TOXINS; VERO CELLS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 11444268687     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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