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Detection of<i>Escherichia coli</i>O157:H7 from<i>Musca domestica</i>(Diptera: Muscidae) at a Cattle Farm in Japan
1 Jan 1999
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 was isolated for the first time from Musca domestica L. A total of 310 fly samples was collected from 4 different farms in Obihiro-City, Hokkaido, in the summer and autumn of 1997;5 samples carried E. coli serotype O157:H7. Using ELISA and Vero cell cytotoxicity assay, 3 isolates from 1 cattle farm produced both active Shiga-toxin type 1 (Stx1) and 2 (Stx2). These...
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