Diversity of Escherichia coli O157 in a longitudinal farm study using multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1344-1353

  Urdahl, A M ^a,c   Strachan, N J C ^b   Wasteson, Y ^a   MacRae, M ^b   Ogden, I D ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

E. coli O157; Farm environment; Longitudinal; MLVA; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FARMS; MAMMALS;

E. COLI O157; E.COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FARM ENVIRONMENTS; LONGITUDINAL; MULTIPLE-LOCUS VARIABLE-NUMBER TANDEM-REPEAT ANALYSE; REPEAT ANALYSIS; SHEEP; TANDEM REPEATS; VARIABLE NUMBER;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FECAL COLIFORM; GRAZING; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; PASTURE; SHEEP; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MULTIPLE LOCUS VARIABLE NUMBER TANDEM REPEAT ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; SHEEP; STREAM (RIVER);

ANIMALIA; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 54049117613     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03856.x     Document Type: Article

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