Genotype, serotype, and antibiotic resistance of sorbitol-negative Escherichia coli isolates from feedlot cattle

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-36

  Diarra, Moussa S ^a   Giguère, Karine ^b   Malouin, François ^c   Lefebvre, Brigitte ^c   Bach, Susan ^a   Delaquis, Pascal ^a   Aslam, Mueen ^d   Ziebell, Kim A ^e   Roy, Gabriel ^b  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 58149469062     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.1.28     Document Type: Article

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