Characterization of non-Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 strains isolated from dogs

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-48

  Bentancor, A ^a   Vilte, D A ^b   Rumi, M V ^a   Carbonari, C C ^b   Chinen, I ^b   Larzabal M ^c   Cataldi, A ^c   Mercado, E C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios E Institutos de Salud Dr Carlos G Malbran   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dogs; Escherichia coli; Non stx; O157

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BFP GENE; DOG; ELECTROPHORESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FLAGELLUM; GENE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; SEROTYPING; URBAN HEALTH; VIRULENCE;

EID: 77951038356     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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