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Escherichia coli O157:H7 lineages in healthy beef and dairy cattle and clinical human cases in Alberta, Canada.
Journal of food protection - 1 Mar 2009
Sharma Ranjana, Stanford Kim, Louie Marie, Munns Krysty, John S Jacob, Zhang Yongxiang, Gannon Victor, Chui Linda, Read Ron, Topp Edward, McAllister Tim
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and distribution of Escherichia coli O157:H7 lineage-specific polymorphism assay (LSPA) 6 genotypes from cattle (n = 313) and clinical human (n = 203) isolates from northern and southern Alberta, Canada, to understand possible associations of genotypes with host and geographic location. The majority of cattle isolates (feedlot and dairy) typed as LSPA-6 111111...
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