Article
Genotypic diversity of Escherichia coli in a dairy farm.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Sept 2009
Son Insook, Van Kessel Jo Ann S, Karns Jeffrey S
Abstract excerpt
Dairy cattle are known reservoirs of pathogenic Escherichia coli, but little is known about the dynamics of E. coli in dairy cows or within the dairy farm environment. This study was conducted to evaluate the diversity and distribution of E. coli strains in a dairy farm using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and to determine the relationships between E. coli isolated from feces and throughout the farm...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
- Cluster Analysis
- Dairying
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Feces
- Female
- Food Contamination
- Genetic Variation
- Milk
