Escherichia coli O157:H7: Animal reservoir and sources of human infection

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 465-487

  Ferens, Witold A ^a   Hovde, Carolyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATTLE; CHICKEN; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWINE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; SEASONS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS; BOVINAE; CERVIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; INVERTEBRATA; RODENTIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 79953685920     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2010.0673     Document Type: Review

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