Article
Molecular characterization of Irish E. coli O157:H7 isolates of human, bovine, ovine and porcine origin.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Oct 2009
Lenahan M, O'Brien S B, Byrne C, Ryan M, Kennedy C-A, McNamara E B, Fanning S, Sheridan J J, Sweeney T
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To determine the degree of relatedness between isolates of Escherichia coli O157:H7 of human, bovine, ovine and porcine origin. METHODS AND RESULTS: Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates were compared using (i) PFGE XbaI patterns, (ii) PCR profiles of virulence genes and (iii) the DNA sequences of genes reported to play a role in pathogenicity. The 77 E. coli O157:H7 isolates demonstrated 49 different PFGE...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- DNA, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Escherichia coli O157
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Feces
- Humans
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
