A longitudinal study of the prevalence and super-shedding of Escherichia coli O157 in dairy heifers

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 173, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 101-109

  Williams, K J ^a   Ward, M P ^a   Dhungyel, O P ^a   Hall, E J S ^a   Van Breda, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; E. coli O157; Longitudinal study; Prevalence; Super shedding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DAIRY CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES CULTURE; HEIFER; INTESTINE FLORA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BOVINAE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PREVALENCE; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREVALENCE; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84906791147     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.07.001     Document Type: Article

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