Article
Virulence markers of Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains originating from healthy domestic animals of different species.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 1995
Beutin L, Geier D, Zimmermann S, Karch H
Abstract excerpt
Shiga-like toxin (verotoxin)-producing strains of Escherichia coli (SLTEC) originating from healthy cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, cats, and dogs were investigated for properties which are related to virulence of E. coli for humans. The slt-II (Shiga-like toxin II) and slt-IIc genes were frequent in SLTEC from healthy cattle and dogs but were rarely found in SLTEC from other animals. The slt-IIe gene was detected...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Domestic
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Toxins
- Base Sequence
- Cats
- Cattle
- DNA, Bacterial
- Dogs
- Epitopes
- Escherichia coli
- Genotype
