Serotypes and virulotypes of non-O157 shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) on bovine hides and carcasses

Food Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 223-229

  Monaghan, Áine ^a   Byrne, Brian ^a   Fanning, Séamus ^b   Sweeney, Torres ^b   McDowell, David ^c   Bolton, Declan J ^a  

^a TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beef abattoirs; Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli; STEC; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; SHIGA TOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MEAT; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; SHIGA TOXINS; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84866282425     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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