A Systematic Review of Vaccinations to Reduce the Shedding of Escherichia coli O157 in the Faeces of Domestic Ruminants

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 126-138

  Snedeker, K G ^a   Campbell, M ^a   Sargeant, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157; Ruminants; Systematic review; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; PORIN; SIDEROPHORE;

BACTERIAL SHEDDING; BOVIDS; CATTLE FARMING; DATA EXTRACTION; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES MICROFLORA; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI VACCINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PORINS; PREVALENCE; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RUMINANTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84857191273     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2011.01426.x     Document Type: Review

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