Genetic analysis of shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli isolates from cattle in a limited region

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-269

  Otawa, Kenichi ^a   Sato, Masaaki ^a   Sasaki, Takako ^a   Sasaki, Hiraku ^a   Nonaka, Jun ^a   Ito, Kikuji ^b   Kuroki, Toshio ^c   Nakai, Yutaka ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cattle; Epidemiology; Gene analysis; Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli; Stx

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 3042780421     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2004.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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