Heterogeneity in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 fecal shedding in cattle is related to Escherichia coli O157:H7 colonization of the small and large intestine

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 984-995

  Baines, Danica ^a   Lee, Byron ^a   McAllister, Tim ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cattle; Colonization; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Intestine; Pathology

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CAUSATIVE AGENTS; COLONIZATION; E. COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS; IN VITRO; INTESTINAL TRACTS; INTESTINE; LARGE INTESTINAL; LARGE INTESTINES; RECTOANAL JUNCTIONS;

DISEASES; PATHOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONIZATION; FECES; HETEROGENEITY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LESION; PATHOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CATTLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEMORRHAGIC COLITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LARGE INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CECUM; COLON, ASCENDING; COLON, DESCENDING; DUODENUM; ENTERITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; ILEUM; JEJUNUM; MALE; PURPURA; RECTUM; TIME FACTORS;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 58149158160     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W08-090     Document Type: Article

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