Isolation of a rare Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain from farm animals in Greece

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 201-207

  Dontorou, A ^a   Papadopoulou, C ^a   Filioussis, G ^b   Apostolou, I ^a   Economou, V ^a   Kansouzidou, A ^c   Levidiotou, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b 406 General Army Hospital   (Greece)

^c Infectious Diseases Hospital of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157:H7; Faeces; Farm animals; Goat; Greece; MUG activity

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES CULTURE; FERMENTATION; GOAT; GREECE; MEAT; MILK; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPING; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; GLUCURONIDASE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; GREECE; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SHIGA TOXINS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 1342309091     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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