Pathogenic potential and horizontal gene transfer in ovine gastrointestinal Escherichia coli

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1552-1562

  Dopfer D ^a   Sekse, C ^b   Beutin, L ^c   Solheim, H ^d   Van Der Wal, F J ^a   De Boer, A ^a   Slettemeas J S ^d   Wasteson, Y ^b   Urdahl, A M ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^d NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Horizontal gene transfer; Multiple locus variable number tandem repeats analysis; Sheep; Shiga toxin producing E. coli

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; GENE TRANSFER; GENES;

E. COLI; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; IN-VITRO; MULTIPLE LOCUS VARIABLE NUMBER TANDEM REPEAT ANALYSE; REPEAT ANALYSIS; SEROTYPES; SHEEP; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E. COLI; TANDEM REPEATS; VARIABLE NUMBER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; SHEEP; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; SEROTYPING; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77950633328     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04575.x     Document Type: Article

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