The prevalence and concentration of Escherichia coli O157 in faeces of cattle from different production systems at slaughter

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 362-370

  Fegan, N ^a   Vanderlinde, P ^a   Higgs, G ^a   Desmarchelier, P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; E. coli O157; Enumeration; Grass fed; Lot fed; Prevalence; Production systems; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CATTLE; E. COLI O157; E.COLI O157; ENUMERATION; GRASS-FEED; LOT-FEED; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MEAT INDUSTRY; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PREVALENCE;

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

EID: 3242884229     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02300.x     Document Type: Article

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