Isolation of Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli from butcheries in Taquaritinga City, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 599-602

  Rodolpho, Daniela ^a   Marin, José Moacir ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Cattle; Escherichia coli; Ground beef; STEC; stx 2

Indexed keywords

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 39449096991     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822007000400004     Document Type: Article

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