Prevalence and serotypes of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in dairy cattle from Northern Portugal.

Prevalence and serotypes of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in dairy cattle from Northern Portugal.

The prevalence of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) was determined by evaluating its presence in faecal samples from 155 heifers, and 254 dairy cows in 21 farms at North of Portugal sampled between December 2017 and June 2019. The prevalence of STEC in heifers (45%) was significant...

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Main Authors: Andressa Ballem, Soraia Gonçalves, Isidro Garcia-Meniño, Saskia C Flament-Simon, Jesús E Blanco, Conceição Fernandes, Maria José Saavedra, Carlos Pinto, Hugo Oliveira, Jorge Blanco, Gonçalo Almeida, Carina Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244713

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244713

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