Serogroup distribution and virulence characteristics of sorbitol-negative Escherichia coli from food and cattle stool

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 658-665

  Manna, S K ^a   Manna, C ^a,b   Batabyal, K ^a   Das, B ^a   Golder, D ^a   Chattopadhyay, S ^a   Biswas, B K ^a  

^a WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

^b ABAHC   (India)

Author keywords

Cattle; Escherichia coli; Food; O group; Shiga toxin; Sorbitol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ALGAE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; POLYSACCHARIDES; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

CATTLE; CEFIXIME-TELLURITE; E. COLI; E. COLI O157; E.COLI O157; O-GROUP; SEROGROUPS; SHIGA TOXIN; SORBITOL; Β-D-GLUCURONIDASE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AGAR; CEFIXIME; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; HYMECROMONE GLUCURONIDE; PHENOLSULFONPHTHALEIN; SORBITOL;

AGAR; ALCOHOL; ANTIGEN; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; FOOD QUALITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HYDROLYSIS; MILK; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; RAW MEAT; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHRIMP; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 74049143852     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04460.x     Document Type: Article

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