Molecular characterization of Irish E. coli O157:H7 isolates of human, bovine, ovine and porcine origin

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1340-1349

  Lenahan, M ^a,b   O'Brien, S B ^a,b   Byrne, C ^b   Ryan, M ^b   Kennedy, C A ^b   McNamara, E B ^c   Fanning, S ^b   Sheridan, J J ^a   Sweeney, T ^b  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Cherry Orchard Hospital Dublin   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cattle; E. coli O157:H7; Human; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DNA SEQUENCES; ELECTROPHORESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALS; NUCLEOTIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CATTLE; DIFFERENT ORIGINS; E.COLI O157:H7; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; HAPLOTYPES; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS; VIRULENCE GENE;

GENES;

ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; GLUTAMIC ACID;

AMINO ACID; CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ELECTROKINESIS; GEL; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMINID; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PIG; POLYMORPHISM; VIRULENCE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAPLOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SHEEP; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS; SUS;

EID: 70349131483     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04320.x     Document Type: Article

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