Detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from nonhuman sources and strain typing

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Beutin, Lothar ^a   Fach, Patrick ^b  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^b French Agency for Food   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PROCEDURES; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84924651773     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.EHEC-0001-2013     Document Type: Article

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