Detection of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in bovine dairy herds in Northern Italy

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 184, Issue , 2014, Pages 45-49

  Trevisani, M ^a   Mancusi, R ^a   Delle Donne, G ^a   Bacci, C ^b   Bassi, L ^b   Bonardi, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

EHEC; IMS based detection method; Italian dairy farms; Pathogenicity island OI 122; Shiga toxin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; GENETIC MARKER; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HEMORRHAGIC COLITIS; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; ITALY; MARKER GENE; MILK; NONHUMAN; PASTEURIZATION; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EHEC; IMS-BASED DETECTION METHOD; ITALIAN DAIRY FARMS; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND OI-122; SHIGA TOXIN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; ITALY; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGA TOXIN; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84903541612     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.12.033     Document Type: Article

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