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Animal host associated differences in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from sheep and cattle on the same farm
16 Jun 2003
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To investigate if cattle on the same farm as sheep are a possible risk factor for stx in sheep and to determine whether or not sheep and cattle on the same farm share the same stx pool. METHODS AND RESULTS: Faecal samples from sheep and cattle were screened for stx by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Of these samples, 87.6 and 64.6% were stx positive in sheep and cattle, respectively. There was no...
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