Variation in the prevalence of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in four sheep flocks during a 12-month longitudinal study

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 144-148

  Sanchez S ^a   Martinez R ^a   Garcia A ^b   Benitez J M ^a   Blanco, J ^c   Blanco, J E ^c   Blanco, M ^c   Dahbi, G ^c   Lopez C ^c   Mora, A ^c   Alonso, J M ^a   Rey, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Prevalence; Serogroups; Sheep; Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC)

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77956284896     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.05.014     Document Type: Article

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