Virulence markers and serotypes of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, isolated from cattle in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 419-425

  Timm, C D ^a   Irino, K ^b   Gomes, T A T ^c   Vieira, M M ^c   Guth, B E C ^c   Vaz, T M I ^b   Moreira, C N ^a   Aleixo, J A G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Dairy cattle; Serotypes; Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli; Virulence markers

Indexed keywords

BEEF; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BEEF CATTLE; COLONY HYBRIDIZATION; DAIRY CATTLES; DNA PROBE; FAECAL SAMPLES; HYBRIDIZATION ASSAY; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SEROTYPES; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE MARKER;

STRAIN;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; O ANTIGEN; SHIGA TOXIN;

ANTIGENS; BIOMARKERS; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ANTIGEN; BIOMARKER; CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DNA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; INTERMEDIATE HOST; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEEF CATTLE; BRAZIL; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O10 H14; ESCHERICHIA COLI O119 H4; ESCHERICHIA COLI O124 H11; ESCHERICHIA COLI O128 H21; ESCHERICHIA COLI O137 H; ESCHERICHIA COLI O141 H19; ESCHERICHIA COLI O15 H21; ESCHERICHIA COLI O159 H42; ESCHERICHIA COLI O160 H2; ESCHERICHIA COLI O177 H11; ESCHERICHIA COLI O96 H21; FECES ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RESERVOIR; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STX2 GENE;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33947679900     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.02085.x     Document Type: Article

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