Presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 in a survey of wild artiodactyls

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 373-377

  Garcia Sanchez A ^a   Sanchez S ^a   Rubio, R ^a   Pereira, G ^a   Alonso, J M ^a   Hermoso de Mendoza, J ^a   Rey, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

d Glucuronidase (GUD); E. coli O157:H7; Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC); Virulence factors; Wild artiodactyls

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CEFIXIME; HEMOLYSIN; INTIMIN; SHIGA TOXIN; SORBITOL; VEROTOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; AUTUMN; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DEER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RED DEER; SHEEP; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPAIN; WINTER;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DEER; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; O ANTIGENS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SHIGA TOXINS; SPAIN;

ARTIODACTYLA; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; DAMA DAMA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES MUSIMON;

EID: 33947139069     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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