Shiga toxins, and the genes encoding them, in fecal samples from native idaho ungulates

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 862-865

  Gilbreath, Jeremy J ^a   Shields, Malcolm S ^a   Smith, Rebekah L ^a   Farrell, Larry D ^a   Sheridan, Peter P ^a   Spiegel, Kathleen M ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECAL SAMPLES; GENES ENCODING; SHIGA TOXINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

GENES;

CATTLE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; TOXIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; IDAHO; SHIGA TOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; UNGULATA;

EID: 59649107253     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01158-08     Document Type: Article

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