Longitudinal prevalence and molecular typing of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by use of multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis in fecal samples collected from a range-based herd of beef cattle in California

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1339-1347

  Kondo, Sonoko ^a,c   Hoar, Bruce R ^a   Villanueva, Veronica ^a   Mandrell, Robert E ^b   Atwill, Edward R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSAY LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BEEF CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; WINTER;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; ENVIRONMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; GENETIC VARIATION; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78149380348     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.71.11.1339     Document Type: Article

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