First isolation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from faecal and milk specimens from Anatolian water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalus) in Turkey

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 167-170

  Seker E ^a   Yardimci, H ^b  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

E. coli O157:H7; Faeces; Isolation; Milk; Water buffalo

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BUFFALO; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MILK HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 65549155305     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v79i4.267     Document Type: Article

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