Article
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 stu...
Topics
- Adhesins, Bacterial
- Adhesins, Escherichia coli
- Animals
- Brazil
- Carrier State
- Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Genotype
- Humans
- Serotyping
- Sheep
- Shiga Toxins
- Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
- Virulence Factors