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Enteropathogenic (EPEC), enterohaemorragic (EHEC) and verotoxigenic (VTEC) Escherichia coli in wild cervids.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Dec 2010
Bardiau M, Grégoire F, Muylaert A, Nahayo A, Duprez J-N, Mainil J, Linden A
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of enteropathogenic (EPEC), enterohaemorragic (EHEC) and verotoxigenic (VTEC) Escherichia coli strains in free-ranging wild ruminants in Belgium and to characterize the positive isolates (serogroups and virulence-associated factor-encoding genes). METHODS AND RESULTS: Escherichia coli strains isolated from faeces of wild cervids were characterized by PCR...
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