Survival and spread of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in alpine pasture grasslands

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1332-1343

  Fremaux, B ^a   Prigent Combaret, C ^b,c,d   Beutin, L ^e   Gleizal, A ^a   Trevisan, D ^f   Quetin, P ^f   Jocteur Monrozier, L ^b,c,d   Rozand, C ^a  

^a VETAGRO SUP   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d University of Lyon   (France)

^e FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^f UMR CARRTEL   (France)

Author keywords

Cowpat; Persistence; Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli; Soil; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ALPINE GRASSLANDS; ALPINE PASTURES; COWPAT; FAECAL SAMPLES; GRASSLAND SOILS; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; PERSISTENCE; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; UNDERLYING SOILS; VIRULENCE;

SOILS;

VEROTOXIN;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOASSAY; CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FECES; GENE; GRASSLAND; LAND MANAGEMENT; PASTURE; PERSISTENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SURVIVAL; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CELL COUNT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PASTURELAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECIPITATION; SOIL POLLUTION; STX2 GENE; STX2G GENE;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77949396452     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04527.x     Document Type: Article

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