Prevalence of Asymptomatic Carriers of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli (STEC) in Dairy Cattle Farms in the Governorate of Blida (Algeria)

Prevalence of Asymptomatic Carriers of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli (STEC) in Dairy Cattle Farms in the Governorate of Blida (Algeria)

We investigated whether dairy beef cattle raised in Algeria are Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) carriers. Stx1 and stx2 genes were analysed in DNA isolated from 200 faecal samples collected from adult dairy cows from 27 randomly selected farms in Blida, North Algeria, after amplificati...

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Main Authors: Baazize-Ammi Djamila, Gassem Ouahiba, Derrar Fawzi, Izri Kahina, Brahim-Errahmani Mohamed, Gagnon Jean, Guetarni Djamel, Chebloune Yahia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-03-01
Series:Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy
Subjects:
cattle
eschrichia coli
shiga toxins
faeces
stx genes
pcr
algeria.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/bvip-2015-0004

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https://doi.org/10.1515/bvip-2015-0004

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