Subtype analysis of stx1, stx2 and eae genes in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and typical and atypical enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) from lambs in India

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 489-490

  Wani, S A ^a   Hussain, I ^a   Fayaz, I ^a   Mir, M A ^a   Nishikawa, Y ^b  

^a SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF KASHMIR   (India)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

eae ; Escherichia coli; Sheep; STEC; Typical EPEC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN BFP A; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEROTOXIN 1; VEROTOXIN 2; SHIGA TOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INDIA; LAMB; NONHUMAN; SHEEP DISEASE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; SHEEP; VIRULENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DIARRHEA; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; INDIA; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SHIGA TOXINS; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE;

EID: 71849088480     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.07.017     Document Type: Article

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