Virulence markers and genetic relationships of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains from serogroup O111 isolated from cattle

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 119, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 358-365

  Tristão, Luciana C S ^a   Gonzalez, Alice G M ^b   Coutinho, César A S ^a   Cerqueira, Aloysio M F ^b   Gomes, Marcos J P ^c   Irino, Kinue ^d   Guth, Beatriz E C ^e   Andrade, João R C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Healthy cattle; Human diarrhea; Serogroup O111; STEC; Virulence traits

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DIARRHEA; DNA PROBE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI 0111; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEROTYPE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BRAZIL; CACO-2 CELLS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SHIGA TOXINS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ASTA; BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33845938541     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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