Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli serogroups O157, O111 and O113 in feces, water and milk samples from dairy farms

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-222

  Vicente, Hinig Isa Godoy ^a   Do Amaral, Luiz Augusto ^a   Cerqueira, Aloysio De Mello Figueiredo ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovine feces; Escherichia coli; Milk; Shigatoxigenic; Water

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33644552427     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822005000300003     Document Type: Article

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