Short communication: Characterization of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from newborn, milk-fed, and growing calves in Argentina

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 5340-5343

  Fernandez D ^a,b   Sanz, M E ^a,b   Parma, A E ^a,b   Padola, N L ^a,b  

^a Centro Científico y Tecnológico Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Calf; Dairy; Shiga toxin; Shiga toxin producing escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ARGENTINA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84865333844     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-5140     Document Type: Article

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