Phenotypical characteristics of Shiga-like toxin Escherichia coli isolated from sheep dairy products

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 295-300

  Caro, I ^a,b   Mateo, J ^b   Garcia Armesto M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ewe's milk; Sheep dairy products; STEC antibiotic resistance; STEC characteristics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; DAIRIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE; BIOCHEMICAL TRAITS; EWES' MILK; HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY; SHEEP DAIRY PRODUCT; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI CHARACTERISTIC; SHIGA-LIKE TOXINS;

DAIRY PRODUCTS;

BACITRACIN; CEFIXIME; CLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; TYLOSIN; VEROTOXIN;

DAIRY PRODUCTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STRAIN; THERMAL EFFECTS; TOXICITY;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOTYPE; FECAL COLIFORM; MILK; MOTILITY; PHENOTYPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEEP; TOXIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIS; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; SHEEP;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34548107872     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02186.x     Document Type: Article

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