Article
Phenotypic and genotypic traits of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from beef cattle from Paraná State, southern Brazil.
Letters in applied microbiology - 1 Jun 2007
Farah S M S S, de Souza E M, Pedrosa F O, Irino K, da Silva L R, Rigo L U, Steffens M B R, Pigatto C P, Fadel-Picheth C M T
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in cattle from Paraná State, southern Brazil. METHODS AND RESULTS: One hundred and seven faeces cattle samples were cultured on Sorbitol-MacConkey agar. Escherichia coli colonies were tested for production of Shiga toxin using Vero-cell assay. A high prevalence (57%) of STEC was found. Sixty-four STEC were...
Topics
- Animals
- Brazil
- Cattle
- Chlorocebus aethiops
- Escherichia coli
- Feces
- Genotype
- Meat
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length