Analysis of feces samples collected from a wild-bird garden feeding station in Scotland for the presence of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157.
Appl Environ Microbiol
; 72(3): 2265-7, 2006 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-16517685
ABSTRACT
Composite wild bird feces collected at regular intervals from a garden feeding station in southwest Scotland over a 3-year period were examined for verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157. One sample was positive for Escherichia coli O157. The isolate belonged to phage type 21/28 and possessed vtx2, eaeA, and enterohemorrhagic E. coli hlyA genes.
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Assunto principal:
Aves
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Escherichia coli O157
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Toxinas Shiga
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Fezes
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Animais Selvagens
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
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Article