A Preliminary Study of Salmonella, Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli/Escherichia coli O157 and Campylobacter on Four Mixed Farms

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 217-228

  Bolton, D J ^a   O'Neill, C J ^a,b   Fanning, S ^b  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; E. coli O157; Good agricultural practice; Salmonella; Verocytotoxigenic E. coli

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI SECRETED PROTEIN A; IRON REGULATED GENE A HOMOLOGUE ADHESION; PROTEIN ESPB; PROTEIN LPFA; TRANSLOCATED INTIMIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CATTLE; DEER; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; SEROTYPE; SOIL ANALYSIS; VEROCYTOTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CATTLE; DEER; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOGS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERVIDAE; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES; RODENTIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR DUBLIN; SUIDAE;

EID: 84859712064     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2011.01438.x     Document Type: Article

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