CHARACTERIZATION OF PATHOGENIC E. COLI ISOLATED IN SHEEP AT SLAUGHTERHOUSE
Fleeces, carcass surface, mucosal gut and faeces samples, collected from 95 slaughtered sheep and lambs from three abattoirs, were examined. The aim of this study was: 1) to evaluate the prevalence of the Verocytotoxic E. coli (VTEC); 2) to obtain virulence profile (stx1, stx2, hlyA and eae) by mult...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Food Safety |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ijfs/article/view/810 |