Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 virulence genes in isolates from beef, pork, water, human and animal species in the northwest province, South Africa: Public health implications

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 240-248

  Ateba, Collins Njie ^a   Mbewe, Moses ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cattle; Escherichia coli O157:H7; FliCH7; Humans; Pigs; RfbO157

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEEF; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SOUTH AFRICA; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SWINE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 79952899468     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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