Colonization, persistence, and tissue tropism of Escherichia coli O26 in conventionally reared weaned lambs

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 691-698

  Aktan, Ilknur ^a,b,c   La Ragione, Roberto M ^b   Woodward, Martin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c VLA ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DISEASES; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PROTEINS; TISSUE;

COLONIZATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT (GIT); ILEAL TISSUE; NECROPSY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONIZATION; EXCRETION; FECES; INOCULATION; LESION; PATHOGEN; PERSISTENCE; RUMINANT;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BOVIDS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI O26; FECES ANALYSIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LAMB; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; REARING; RUMINANT STOMACH; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CACO-2 CELLS; CELL LINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; ILEUM; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33846919093     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01879-06     Document Type: Article

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