Factors influencing the persistence of escherichia coli O157:H7 lineages in feces from cattle fed grain versus grass hay diets

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 667-675

  Lowe, Ross M S ^a,b   Munns, Krysty ^a   Selinger, L Brent ^b   Kremenik, Linda ^a   Baines, Danica ^a   McAllister, Tim A ^a   Sharma, Ranjana ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cattle; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Feces; Lineage; Persistence; Shedding

Indexed keywords

E.COLI O157:H7; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; FATTY ACIDS; NUTRITION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

FATTY ACID;

CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DIET; FATTY ACID; FECES; GRASS; HAY; PATHOGEN; PERSISTENCE; PH; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CATTLE; CELL LINEAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GRAIN; HAY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CEREALS; DIARRHEA; DIET; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 77954947288     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W10-051     Document Type: Article

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