Evaluation of virulence factor profiling in the characterization of veterinary Escherichia coli isolates

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 7509-7513

  David, Donna E ^a   Lynne, Aaron M ^a,b   Han, Jing ^c   Foley, Steven L ^a,b,c  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b Sam Houston State University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF DIVERSITY; E. COLI; FECAL CONTAMINATION; INDICATOR ORGANISMS; PCR ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BIOINDICATOR; CANID; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FELID; IMMUNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIDAE; SUS;

EID: 78649704509     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00726-10     Document Type: Article

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