Detection of virulence-associated genes in Escherichia coli O157 and non-O157 isolates from beef cattle, humans, and chickens

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1774-1784

  Lefebvre, Brigitte ^a   Diarra, Moussa S ^b   Moisan, Hélène ^a   Malouin, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 51949105502     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.9.1774     Document Type: Article

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