Incidence and survival of non-O157 verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli in soil

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 484-490

  Bolton, D J ^a   Monaghan, A ^a   Byrne, B ^a   Fanning, S ^b   Sweeney, T ^b   Mcdowell, D A ^c  

^a TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. coli (all potentially pathogenic types); Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC); Soil

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FARMS; GENES; SCREENING; SOIL SURVEYS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CLAY LOAM SOILS; E COLI (ALL POTENTIALLY PATHOGENIC TYPE); E. COLI; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC E COLI; PASTURE SOILS; PATHOGENICS; SANDY LOAM SOILS; SOIL SAMPLE; TRYPTONE;

SOILS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BORON; COBALT; GLUCURONIDE; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VT1 PROTEIN; VT2 PROTEIN; ZINC;

ANTIBIOTICS; CATTLE; CLAY SOIL; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD CHAIN; HEALTH RISK; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLING; SANDY LOAM; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TYPE; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES CULTURE; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; LOAM SOIL; PH; PLATING MEDIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SANDY SOIL; SEROTYPE; SOIL; SOYBEAN; SURVIVAL RATE; VEROCYTOTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

IRELAND;

BOS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79960561211     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05057.x     Document Type: Article

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