Seasonal variation of Shiga toxin-encoding genes (stx) and detection of E. coli O157 in dairy cattle from Argentina

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1260-1267

  Fernandez D ^a   Rodriguez E M ^b   Arroyo, G H ^a   Padola, N L ^a,b   Parma, A E ^a  

^a Depto Sanid Anim y Med P   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Seasonal variation; Shiga toxin genes; STEC O157

Indexed keywords

ENCODING (SYMBOLS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FARMS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRODUCTS; GENES; SIGNAL ENCODING; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ARGENTINA; DAIRY CATTLES; ENCODING GENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHIGA TOXIN; SHIGA TOXIN GENE; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; TOXIN GENES;

ANIMALS;

SHIGA TOXIN;

CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOXIN;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CALF (MAMMAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DAIRY CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RECTUM SWAB; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 62149150205     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04088.x     Document Type: Article

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