Article
Diversity, frequency, and persistence of Escherichia coli O157 strains from range cattle environments.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jan 2003
Renter David G, Sargeant Jan M, Oberst Richard D, Samadpour Mansour
Abstract excerpt
Genetic diversity, isolation frequency, and persistence were determined for Escherichia coli O157 strains from range cattle production environments. Over the 11-month study, analysis of 9,122 cattle fecal samples, 4,083 water source samples, and 521 wildlife fecal samples resulted in 263 isolates from 107 samples presumptively considered E. coli O157 as determined by culture and latex agglutination. Most isolates...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Wild
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
- Culture Media
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Environmental Microbiology
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Escherichia coli O157
- Feces
- Fresh Water
