Prevalence and characteristics of eae- and stx-positive strains of escherichia coli from wild birds in the immediate environment of Tokyo bay

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 292-295

  Kobayashi, Hideki ^a   Kanazaki, Mika ^a   Hata, Eiji ^a   Kubo, Masanori ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

E. COLI; IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENTS; INTIMIN; TOKYO BAYS; WILD BIRDS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIUM; GAMEBIRD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WILD POPULATION;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CLOACA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; JAPAN; SHIGA TOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO BAY;

AVES; COLUMBA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIRUNDO; STREPTOPELIA;

EID: 58149327457     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01534-08     Document Type: Article

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