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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from healthy sheep of different populations in São Paulo, Brazil.
Letters in applied microbiology - 1 Jul 2009
Vettorato M P, de Castro A F P, Cergole-Novella M C, Camargo F L L, Irino K, Guth B E C
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Sheep are important carriers of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in several countries. However, there are a few reports about ovine STEC in American continent. METHODS AND RESULTS: About 86 E. coli strains previously isolated from 172 healthy sheep from different farms were studied. PCR was used for detection of stx(1), stx(2), eae, ehxA and saa genes and for the identification of intimin...
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