Tracking verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157, O26, O111, O103 and O145 in Irish cattle

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 288-296

  Thomas, K M ^a,b   McCann, M S ^a   Collery, M M ^a   Logan, A ^c   Whyte, P ^c   McDowell, D A ^b   Duffy, G ^a  

^a TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Carcass; Cattle; E. coli; Hide; Verocytotoxigenic

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN 1; VEROTOXIN 2;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARCASS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; IRELAND; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84855973652     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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