Intimin gene (eae) subtype-based real-time PCR strategy for specific detection of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serotypes O157:H7, O26:H11, O103:H2, O111:H8, and O145:H28 in cattle feces

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1177-1184

  Bibbal, Delphine ^a   Loukiadis, Estelle ^b,c   Kérourédan, Monique ^a   De Garam, Carine Peytavin ^d   Ferré, Franck ^b,c   Cartier, Philippe ^e   Gay, Emilie ^f   Oswald, Eric ^g   Auvray, Frédéric ^d   Brugère, Hubert ^a  

^a University of Toulouse III   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^e Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

^f FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

^g CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROPATHOGENIC E. COLI; FECAL SAMPLES; GENETIC COMBINATIONS; REAL-TIME PCR; REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY; SEROGROUPS; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPECIFIC DETECTION;

GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FECES; GENE; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; TOXIC ORGANISM; TOXIN;

ADHESIN; EAEA PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; EVALUATION STUDY; FECES; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; MASS SCREENING; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84892981875     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03161-13     Document Type: Article

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