The incidence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in cattle with mastitis in Brazil

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 861-866

  Lira, W M ^a   Macedo, C ^b   Marin, J M ^a,b  

^a PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Escherichia coli; Mastitis; Shiga toxin producing E. coli

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BLOT ANALYSIS; CEPHALOTHIN; DAIRY CATTLES; DOT BLOTS; E. COLI; MASTITI; MILK SAMPLE; MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E. COLI; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

GENES;

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NETILMICIN; PLASMID DNA; SHIGA TOXIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

BACTERIAL DISEASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZIL; DAIRY CATTLE; DIARRHEA; DNA PROBE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTYPE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; INCIDENCE; MASTITIS; MILK; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 4944227538     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02384.x     Document Type: Article

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