Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in white veal calves

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 126, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 200-209

  Cristancho, Laura ^a   Johnson, Roger P ^b   McEwen, Scott A ^a   Gyles, Carlton L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Calves; Escherichia coli; Milk; O157; Shiga toxin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MILK; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEROCONVERSION; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIET; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; SHIGA TOXIN; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 36549062866     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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