Strain differences in fitness of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to resist protozoan predation and survival in soil

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Ravva, Subbarao V ^a   Sarreal, Chester Z ^a   Mandrell, Robert E ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; COLPODA ASPERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MULTILOCUS VARIABLE NUMBER TANDEM REPEAT; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PROTOZOAN GROWTH; PROTOZOON; SOIL; SPINACH; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; VORTICELLA MICROSTOMA; WASTE WATER; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

SOIL; WASTE WATER;

CALIFORNIA; CILIOPHORA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPINACIA OLERACEA; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84904264639     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102412     Document Type: Article

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