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Comparison of Escherichia coli Isolates from Humans, Food, and Farm and Companion Animals for Presence of Shiga Toxin–Producing E. coli Virulence Markers
1 Sept 2004
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to characterize Escherichia coli isolates from dairy cows/feedlots, calves, mastitis, pigs, dogs, parrot, iguana, human disease, and food products for prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) virulence markers. The rationale of the study was that, isolates of the same serotypes that were obtained from different sources and possessed the same marker profiles, could be...
