Article
Pathogenic potential, genetic diversity, and population structure of Escherichia coli strains isolated from a forest-dominated watershed (Comox Lake) in British Columbia, Canada.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Mar 2015
Chandran Abhirosh, Mazumder Asit
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli isolates (n = 658) obtained from drinking water intakes of Comox Lake (2011 to 2013) were screened for the following virulence genes (VGs): stx1 and stx2 (Shiga toxin-producing E. coli [STEC]), eae and the adherence factor (EAF) gene (enteropathogenic E. coli [EPEC]), heat-stable (ST) enterotoxin (variants STh and STp) and heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) genes (enterotoxigenic E. coli [ETEC]), and...
Topics
- British Columbia
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA Fingerprinting
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Forests
- Genetic Variation
- Lakes
- Molecular Typing
- Seasons
- Virulence Factors