Prevalence of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 from diarrhoeal patients in Jos hospitals, Nigeria

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 20-22

  Ngbede, Joshua E ^a   Jideani, Israel A ^b   Agbo, Ediga B ^b  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

^b ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli 0157:H7; Verocytotoxin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H-; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 33845446313     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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