Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 Shedding Dynamics in an Australian Beef Herd

Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 Shedding Dynamics in an Australian Beef Herd

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 is an important foodborne pathogen that can be transmitted to humans both directly and indirectly from the feces of beef cattle, its primary reservoir. Numerous studies have investigated the shedding dynamics of E. coli O157 by beef cattle; however,...

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Main Authors: Christina Ahlstrom, Petra Muellner, Geraldine Lammers, Meghan Jones, Sophie Octavia, Ruiting Lan, Jane Heller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
Escherichia coli
molecular epidemiology
food safety
MLVA typing
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2017.00200/full

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