Article
Virulence profiling and genetic relatedness of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from humans and ruminants.
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2015
Askari Badouei Mahdi, Jajarmi Maziar, Mirsalehian Akbar
Abstract excerpt
In the present study the occurrence, genotypic characteristics and relatedness of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolated from 235 fecal samples of diarrheic children (n=75), sheep (n=80), and cattle (n=80) were investigated. Overall, STEC was found in 4%, 61.2%, and 18.7% of diarr...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA Fingerprinting
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Genotype
- Humans
- Ruminants
- Sheep
- Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
- Virulence
- Virulence Factors