Article
High-level genotypic variation and antibiotic sensitivity among Escherichia coli O157 strains isolated from two Scottish beef cattle farms.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Oct 2004
Vali Leila, Wisely Karen A, Pearce Michael C, Turner Esther J, Knight Hazel I, Smith Alastair W, Amyes Sebastian G B
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a human pathogen that is carried and transmitted by cattle. Scotland is known to have one of the highest rates of E. coli O157 human infections in the world. Two hundred ninety-three isolates were obtained from naturally infected cattle and the environment on two farms in the Scottish Highlands. The isolates were typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) with XbaI restriction...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Drug Resistance
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Escherichia coli O157
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
- Scotland