Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 from extensive cattle of the fighting bulls breed

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 208-210

  Sanchez S ^a   Martinez R ^a   Garcia A ^b   Blanco, J ^c   Echeita, A ^d   Hermoso de Mendoza, J ^a   Rey, J ^a   Alonso, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b Centro de Investigacion Finca La Orden Valdesequera   (Spain)

^c Facultad de Veterinaria   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cattle; De Lidia breed; Extensive conditions; Pheno genotypic characterization; STEC O157:H7

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BREEDING; BULL (BOVINE); CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HERD; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; SPAIN;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; RECTUM; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77149152507     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.07.014     Document Type: Article

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