Article
Genetic variations in Shiga toxin-producing abilities of bovine and human Escherichia coli O157:H7.
Zoonoses and public health - 1 May 2011
Taylor E V, Shi X, Alam M J, Peterson G, Narayanan S K, Renter D G, Nagaraja T G
Abstract excerpt
Cattle are a primary reservoir of Escherichia coli O157:H7, a major foodborne pathogen. The organism causes haemorrhagic colitis which can lead to serious complications, including haemolytic-uraemic syndrome. Although E. coli O157:H7 is widely prevalent in cattle and cattle environments, the numb...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
- DNA Primers
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Escherichia coli O157
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genes, vif
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Kansas
- Logistic Models
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Shiga Toxin 1
- Shiga Toxin 2
- Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli