Subtilase cytotoxin encoding genes are present in human, sheep and deer intimin-negative, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O128:H2

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 159, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 531-535

  Sánchez, Sergio ^a   Beristain, Xabier ^b   Martínez, Remigio ^c   García, Alfredo ^d   Martín, Carmen ^b   Vidal, Dolors ^e,f   Díaz Sánchez, Sandra ^f   Rey, Joaquín ^c   Alonso, Juan M ^c   Herrera León, Silvia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^d Centro de Investigacion Finca La Orden Valdesequera   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deer; Multilocus sequence typing (MLST); O128:H2; Sheep; Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC); Subtilase cytotoxin

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN; SUBTILASE CYTOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DEER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUBAB GENE; TIA GENE;

ANIMALS; DEER; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HUMANS; SHEEP; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPAIN; SUBTILISINS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

CERVIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84865624442     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.04.036     Document Type: Article

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