Detection and characterisation of O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in wild boars

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 420-423

  Sanchez S ^a,b   Martinez R ^a   Garcia A ^c   Vidal, D ^b   Blanco, J ^d   Blanco, M ^d   Blanco, J E ^d   Mora, A ^d   Herrera Leon S ^e   Echeita, A ^e   Alonso, J M ^a   Rey, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

E. coli O157:H7; Phage typing; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Serotyping; Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC); Wild boars

Indexed keywords

ENTEROHEMOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN; INTIMIN; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI AUTOAGGLUTINATING ADHESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEROTOXIN 1; VEROTOXIN 2; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPING; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; WILD BOAR;

ANIMALS; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; SEROTYPING; SPAIN; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 77953123969     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.11.016     Document Type: Article

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