Detection and frequency of VT1, VT2 and eaeA genes in Escherichia coli O157 and O157:H7 strains isolated from cattle, cattle carcasses and abattoir environment in Istanbul

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-217

  Yilmaz, Aysun ^a   Gun, Huseyin ^a   Ugur, Muammer ^b   Turan, Nuri ^b   Yilmaz, Huseyin ^b  

^a MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Cattle; Escherichia coli; Intimin; PCR; Turkey; Verotoxin

Indexed keywords

INTIMIN; VEROTOXIN 1; VEROTOXIN 2;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARCASS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ABATTOIRS; ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CARRIER STATE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN I; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN II; TURKEY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 31044454678     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.05.018     Document Type: Article

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