Serotypes of verotoxin-producing (Shiga toxin-producing) Escherichia coli isolated from healthy sheep

被引:34
作者
Bettelheim, KA [1 ]
Bensink, JC
Tambunan, HS
机构
[1] Victorian Infect Dis Reference Lab, Carlton, Vic 3053, Australia
[2] Univ Queensland, Dept Vet Pathol, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
关键词
E; coli; verotoxin; Shiga toxin; sheep; PCR;
D O I
10.1016/S0147-9571(99)00017-X
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Using PCR techniques Shiga toxin-producing strains of Escherichia coli were isolated from the faeces of 45 out of 101 healthy sheep. These strains were serotyped and found to include O5:H-, O91:H- and O163:H19, which had previously been reported as being associated with human disease including haemolytic uraemic syndrome. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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