Prevalence and molecular characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis in three sheep farming operations in California

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1413-1421

  Kilonzo, Christopher ^a   Atwill, Edward R ^a   Mandrell, Robert ^b   Garrick, Melissa ^a   Villanueva, Veronica ^a   Hoar, Bruce R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEASON; SHEEP; TANDEM REPEAT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; GENETIC VARIATION; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SHEEP; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80052430811     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-529     Document Type: Article

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