Occurrence, virulence genes and antibiotic resistance of enteropathogenic escherichia coli (EPEC) from twelve bovine farms in the North-East of Ireland

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 149-156

  Bolton, D J ^a   Ennis, C ^a,b   Mcdowell, D ^b  

^a TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Cattle; Enteropathogenic E. coli; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BFPA PROTEIN; CEFACLOR; CEFIXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI SECRETED PROTEIN A; ESCHERICHIA COLI SECRETED PROTEIN B; ETPD PROTEIN; IHA PROTEIN; INTIMIN; KANAMYCIN; KATP PROTEIN; LPF A PROTEIN; MINOCYCLINE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; PO 157 PROTEIN; SAA PROTEIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TIR EHXA PROTEIN; TOXB PROTEIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEROTOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEEF; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC SCREENING; IRELAND; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CATTLE; ENTEROPATHOGENIC E. COLI; VIRULENCE GENES;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA PRIMERS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; HUMANS; IRELAND; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPING; VIRULENCE FACTORS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84893829537     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12058     Document Type: Article

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