Article
Non-O157:H7 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in bovine rectums and surface water streams on a beef cattle farm in Argentina.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Oct 2012
Tanaro José D, Galli Lucía, Lound Liliana H, Leotta Gerardo A, Piaggio Mercedes C, Carbonari Carolina C, Irino Kinue, Rivas Marta
Abstract excerpt
The purposes of this study were to detect non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in bovine rectums and water in a beef cattle farm in Argentina, and to determine the pathogenic potential of the circulating strains. During the study, 292 rectal swabs from healthy animals and 79 environmental water samples were collected. The rectal swabs and one loop of the Moore swabs, enriched in Escherichia coli...
Topics
- Animals
- Argentina
- Cattle
- DNA, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Feces
- Genotype
- Multigene Family
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Rectum