PCR detection of virulence genes and molecular epidemiology of STEC 0157 isolates from French abattoirs

Veterinary Record

Volumn 155, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 365-368

  Andral, B ^a,c   Aspan, A ^b   Perelle S ^a   Fach, P ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; SHIGA TOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FRANCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 6344265499     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.155.12.365     Document Type: Article

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