Prevalence and impact of bacteriophages on the presence of escherichia coli O157:H7 in feedlot cattle and their environment

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1271-1278

  Niu, Y D ^a,b   McAllister, T A ^c   Xu, Y ^a   Johnson, R P ^d   Stephens, T P ^b   Stanford, K ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA , CANADA; E. COLI O157:H7; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; FECAL PATS; FECAL SAMPLES; FEEDLOT CATTLE; MANURE SLURRIES; NEGATIVE CORRELATIONS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; FLOORS; MANURES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIOPHAGE; CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FECES; SLURRY;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLIPHAGES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; SEASONS; SEWAGE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 61649114491     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02100-08     Document Type: Article

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